This is going to be a tough day

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This is going to be a tough day
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Wed, 11-09-2005 - 7:38am

for Molly. She is terrified of the wind. It is VERY windy today, 20-40 mph winds with gusts up to 50 mph. They have issued a wind advisory for the entire day, thru 9pm tonight. I don't know how she is going to make it thru school. I'll see how she does until she gets on the bus, then I'll send her teacher a reminder email about her fear. Lots of reassurance is all I can give her. Wish me luck!!

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Wed, 11-09-2005 - 7:45am

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Wed, 11-09-2005 - 7:57am

We have gone the book route, but I have never seen the one you mentioned about the sun and the wind trying to get the man to take his coat and hat off. I'm going to the library today, I'll try to find it. Thanks for the tip!! She is truly scared and I've asked her dr. about it. He said she may outgrow it, but in the meantime, the only thing we can do is reassure her, and also keep talking about the good things that wind does (helps us fly kites, for example). So, we just have to deal with it calmly and hope that she gets over it.

Thanks Traci!!

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Wed, 11-09-2005 - 9:24am
I hope she is okay at school.
I wish I had some advice on helping her with the situation.

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Wed, 11-09-2005 - 10:05am
I don't like the wind either! I had to remember the good it does too-my mom used to tell me it helps flowers grow because it spreads the seeds to everyones house!
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Wed, 11-09-2005 - 10:27am
Afraid of the wind? That's one I never heard of : ) It is windy out there, that's for sure...I thought we were going to lose a few kids at the bus stop this morning...lol. I hope being out at recess with her friends will help her forget all about her fear!
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Wed, 11-09-2005 - 4:25pm
hey Wendy, how did Molly do at school today? Hope she wasn't too scared...

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Wed, 11-09-2005 - 4:59pm

I am so proud of my brave girl!! I was at school at lunch today (as I am every day, I'm the recess monitor) and I watched her have fun with all of her friends. The entire 1st grade class was collecting leaves and jumping in them. She was actually having a good time. I was so thrilled to see her having fun. HOWEVER, she is still worried - she needed to make sure we didn't use the "big" garage door unless we were taking out the car, and she also wanted to know if dh was going to be working outside today (she was worried about him). She did a visual check of the patio to make sure everything was secured to her satisfaction. Oy - I hope she eventually gets over this. It is still incredibly windy here. I'm really tired of it.

Thanks for asking Desiree.

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Wed, 11-09-2005 - 10:33pm

I'm glad she did good today.