I have a 15 year old son (adopted), we had my neice (13 years old) over this weekend for a sleepover. Just before my neice was going back home she picked up my son's blanket (disney blanket that he has had since our first trip to disney when he was nearly 5) to get a piece of paper that she needed for school, she had to lift up the blanket because he had put it on top of the piece of paper. She put it back down straight away when she had got the paper. Anyway, now she's left to go back home my son has decided to have a full blown trantum/meltdown because he's worried she has dirtied it or "accidentally pulled out a little bit of cotton or fluff", it's a fleece throw blanket. He's insisting it's needs to be washed right now but I know he'll calm down when it goes into the wash but then have another meltdown/trantum when it's not dry for bed. We only washed it on Friday, it's usually washed every 2 weeks but he usually wants it washing every day! I'm reluctant to wash it today because then in a few days he'll go on and on saying "can I wash it today, you let me wash it last time just 2 days after it was last washed so why not the same this time. What would you do? Sorry for the rant but I needed to get it out. For context I'm a single mum
Massive meltdown/trantum over the blanket
I think I’d probably just let him wash it. And then agree with him where to keep the blanket when he’s not using it so other people can’t pick it up.
But it sounds like its may be part of a bigger issue. For most children 15 is a bit old for what sounds like a comfort blanket. My son is nearly 17, we have numerous blankets all over the house, he likes to wrap himself up, its a security thing, though he no longer has any one particular special blanket. He has ASD and some sensory issues, the blankets aren’t weighted though most are so big and heavy they don’t need to be.
Does your son have any diagnosis?
Could you just wash that corner, so it will be dry for bedtime? If push came to shove you could use a blowdryer on low heat to spead up the drying.
I agree with Serrakunda that it sounds like a bigger issue.
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