Monster Child A Memoir

You’ve seen a kid throw a tantrum, right? Maybe even bite or hit someone? My son was gifted at all those things. He didn’t stop there. At 5, he assaulted a child at daycare, using a pencil as his weapon of choice. I was scared. Desperate. And none of the doctors we saw had a clue.At 6 he punched his 1st grade teacher (in the back, no less), and finally got himself kicked out of school. I was angry, flustered, when I walked into the principal’s office. And that’s when I saw him. My son. The real one, trapped in that furious monster child. He looked at me, scared, lips trembling, so vulnerable. In that moment, I knew: I had to find out what was wrong with my son and free him from the rage consuming him.