Okay, so he's still having trouble staying in his seat during rocket camp. I didn't really know it would be a sit-in-your-seat-and-listen kind of place. He loves it anyway, so I'm happy, and he needs to know that requirement to stay put whether you want to or not is out there. I can accommodate him with breaks to run around when our learning has become too stationary, but they have a room full of kids with different needs.
So he stood up to a bully. He's heard about them, but never encountered them before. He asked him nicely to stop, and then quit engaging and got the teacher. I totally approve, because bullying behavior is not something I as an adult would put up with (after a polite request to stop) without "police" involvement, either.
It turns out he was doing it so that a girl in his class could go down the slide. It was her birthday today and apparently she'd already been "hurt a couple of times". Some boy had tripped her and something else which my son hadn't seen. She said it was her worst birthday ever, and he felt bad so he tried to make it better for her. He said later that she hugged him a lot. I asked if she was hugging everyone? Noo, he said. I told him that was good -- if he liked her, did he? Yes. (This with an "of course" look)
So now he's telling his brother and sister that he "may be falling in love". I am so happy for him. His heart is so big, and he hasn't met anyone in a while that he's really connected with.
Ah, love. I owe my husband a kiss.
1 month ago
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