First taunt at school :(
April 11, 2009I just found out tonight that some kid the other day called my little boy a name at school. “Underpants”. Some kid called him underpants! And hurt his feelings so bad it “crippled my heart” he says. And why did this kid feel it necessary to tease my son? Because Matthew kinda sucks at colouring and just basically scribbles. Nice. So I hugged my baby boy and told him some kids like to make themselves feel good by making other kids feel bad, and if he wants we can start practicing his colouring so he gets better at it. I don’t know if that was the right thing to do or if it made my baby feel better and I guess I’ll probably never know. Matthew did tell his teacher and the other kid apologized but I’m sorry, the Mama Bear in me wants to go to that school yard on Tuesday and ream this kid out!
You did the right thing. You told him it wasn’t nice (so he knows it’s not acceptable) and then you explained why some kids do it (reinforcing that it’s not nice or acceptable so he won’t do it in return). And then you made him feel better but consoling him and offering him some help in the area he needs to work on if he chooses too. Good job Mom!
As for the other kids….I do believe in Karma!