'His voice begins to get quiet and he begins to tear up. There’s nothing I can say to make it better. Hugs, kisses, and ice cream help, but that pain isn’t something that I can kiss and make better.'
Emily: Oh, she just wants to be friends?As he tells me this, his voice begins to get quiet and he begins to tear up. There’s nothing I can say to make it better. Hugs, kisses, and ice cream help, but that pain isn’t something that I can kiss and make better. Luckily that same week, we were asked by C & D to make a play date, and A & B came around.
But then, Calvin’s behavior issues became a serious problem at school, and he was asked not to return. I decided to homeschool him and did my best to make things fun for him. But there’s no denying that something is missing from his homeschool curriculum: his friends.On the very first day of the New Year, we went for a hike with the Free Forest School. I explained what was happening: “Hey, buddy, we won’t be going to school anymore, but mommy and Calvin will be having a lot of fun at home.
In hindsight, I see my mistake. Calvin heard “meeting friends,” and when we got to the trailhead, he assumed his friends would be there, not new friends. He exploded with emotion, forcing me to re-explain the expulsion from school. He calmed himself and was able to move on. Later that day, when my husband returned home, he asked, “Daddy, can I write a letter to my teachers to apologize? Then I can go back to school.
It was a dagger to the heart. Explaining to a four-year-old that saying sorry doesn’t always fix things, and that no matter how many times he apologized, he wouldn’t be welcome. There is some pain that you can’t kiss away.Calvin: “I had a bad dream last night.”Me: “Oh, no. That’s sounds like a very bad dream. Good thing it was just a dream. You know you still have your friends, right?”Unfortunately, he is right.
I can introduce him to new friends during the week. Maybe we’ll eventually find a school that fits his needs. But in the meantime, I held him while he sobbed into my arms. I told him how much I loved him. I told him what a good boy he is. I kissed him and hugged him. Unfortunately, there are times when a parent can’t kiss it and make it all better.
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