So...it's one of those times again, where you have to talk to someone else about their child. I absolutely hate that!! Try to avoid it as much as possible. But...
We moved in and just two doors down there are two little girls. One is 6 and one is 7 and it's been great fun for the girls to be out in the cul de sac riding bikes and playing at each others houses. The 6 year old is also in Fiona's class and they started out sitting together because Fiona knew her and that made her more comfortable in class. The 6 year old is quite rambunctious. I liken her to a big puppy that might knock you down and then lick your face. The malicious intent is not there, but she's still knocking Fiona down.
Some of the medicine she has taken has made her more anxious and having this little girl flit about her and sometimes whack her and just be in her face has been upsetting. The girl is not trying to hurt Fiona, but the end result is that she does. She knocked her into something on the playground yesterday and left her bruised. I have tried, on our walks home, to say things like, hey, don't smack Fiona's backpack. Or hey, why don't you walk nicely next to Fiona, instead of in her face. Her dad will sometimes tell her to stop, but a few seconds later she's right back at it. Its gotten to the point where I can't have Fiona picked on, even nicely, at school. She's not the same as every other little kid. I am afraid that she will inadvertently knock her off the top of the slide and where any other little kid will bounce, Fiona will end up with a brain bleed.
I so dread this. No parent wants to be told their child is in any way deficient. I think I will emphasize Fiona's fragility and the effects of the medicine that make her a little more anxious about people being in her face. Cross your fingers for me.
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Good tactic. Take it from Fiona's issues and hopefully that will be better received.
As a parent of obnoxious boys, I appreciate it when another parent lets me know when my kid is out of line.
I'll cross my fingers that the brute child's parents lean towards realism and not the belief that their kid is perfect all the time!
Certainly the parents will understand that Fiona's needs are special. You speak of this other child so kindly and I'm sure that will come across in your conversation as well. Good luck!
Good luck, that is a hard place to be.
Wow. I'm in awe of you. I just read your last few posts. I'm speechless. What a load you have to carry. Thanks for sharing your stories.
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