need advice for "grandfriends" day
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need advice for "grandfriends" day
| Wed, 04-13-2005 - 10:12am |
Every spring DS's school has an afternoon where grandparents or "grandfriends" can visit and see what the kids have been doing in school. My mother is currently in the hospital and I know my dad won't come, and DH's dad is older and has hearing problems and won't come, either. We were in this situation last year also, and decided to keep DS out of school to avoid feeling hurt. He is in third grade this year and says it isn't a big deal. Well, I know him well enough he will probably feel hurt once the "friends" come. The teachers don't do anything about it as they usually have a lot of participation with the other kids. They try to accomodate the kids who can't participate but it still is acqward for the student. We do not know any other older people as DS is quite shy and wouldn't want a stranger coming to school as a "friend". I also said I could come with his little sister who is 4 for awhile but he didn't want me to do that, either. I'm thinking about just taking the kids to the mall that day and having a fun "kids day out" instead. What would you do? Ann

I was kind of in the same situation when I was in the 4th grade and my mom did exactly what you have planned!
Ann,
It sounds as if your ds is pretty indipendent and is afraid of missing the event. I can see how though he might start to get upset and that his feelings are probably going to get hurt. It it were me I would probably take him out for a day of fun, maybe somewhere he has been asking to go. Just my opinion...
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