So the story goes like this:
Lance has never peeked anywhere. This is Charlotte's unconscious creation in all it's weirdness. She tends towards anxiety and upsetting dreams. You know, she comes down crying that she feels spiders crawling all over her. Medication one day, my friends.
Anyway, Samuel once peeked in the girls' bathroom and he once went to the bathroom without asking. And when there is a long line in the girls' room, the girls are allowed to use the boys' room once it is empty (with teacher supervision of course), and vice versa.
So, that's the school bathroom rundown. Charlotte laughs when she is telling the story, and she's a cryer, so that's a good sign.
To emphasize my sweet baby's weirdness:
April 22
"Hey you knoe wie I get bug bit. I have sweet blud. The ed (end, maybe?) but I have a seecrit my blud tastes like ckechup."
WAIT Y'ALL! She is talking about why mosquitoes bite her up, and we told her, "I guess it's cuz you taste so sweet."
I better start saving for therapy.
In all seriousness, her journal made me feel a little sad. She wrote about each of her friends, saying she loved them and begging them to chase her. Tag is the game, and I think she feels left out a lot. She's come home crying that they wouldn't let her play. I'm sure a lot of it is not exactly what happens, but since it feels that way to her, it is heartbreaking. "I love you" is the most common phrase in each of her journal entries. She's very tender-hearted and accepting of people, and she wants to be friends with everyone. Rejection is so horrible for a child. It is horrible to be the mom and watch it happen. I know it is part of life; she will experience it. Still.
Okay, now that I'm weepy, I'm going to lie in bed with her while she sleeps. Kindergarten awards are tomorrow, and I will be keeping a sharp eye on those other rotten kids.
3 comments:
No child gets through life without experiencing what it feels like to be left out or picked on and yet that doesn't make it any easier for a parent when it happens. It is heartbreaking every single time. Fortunately she has a lot of cousins nearby so who cares about those rotten kids at school.
First, I feel sad that Charlotte feels left out, too. She has such a happy heart and I would hate for anything to quench that. What a precious spirit is in your stewardship!
Second, I'm glad to know that Lance isn't some weird kindergarten perv.
Dude, that makes me want to beat up a couple of 6 year olds!! Don't mess with my baby cousin.
I have seen Charlotte's anxiety first hand and it makes me sad. I can only imagine what that does to you as her mom.
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