He DID IT!!!
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| Tue, 01-30-2007 - 10:16pm |
Victor has had two break thrus this week. Friday he came home almost in tears saying that his teacher let her "mean person" out. Saturaday morning he woke up and told me that maybe Ms. A just had a bad day and that we are all entitled to our bad days. So grown up.
Yesterday however, we were rushing to finish Science Fair projects (why every child has to enter the school one I don't know but that's another complaint) and to get caught up on homework and so I decided we'd take a break. (Truth is Mom radar was going off that he had about had enough). Well as usual, I gave him a choice between two snacks, either a fruit by the foot or a oatmeal creme pie. He comes into my room about 20 min later just crying his eyes out. When I asked him what was wrong, he told me "But they're both so good, I don't know what to pick." Took everything I had not to laugh at him. Instead we made a pro/con list of each and he decided on the fruit by the foot. So since he was able to realize he was overwhelmed and come to Mom for help over that difficult decision, we all went out for ice cream today after school.
It really does sink in sometimes that he just needs to ask for help and there is nothing wrong with it. and the whole thing with the teacher, if that had been Ms. J , Vic would still be angry with her for yelling at him. I don't know how Ms. A does it but she is a wonder with him. He actually wants to go to school every morning now.
Alexis

I'm so glad you're seeing progress! Also glad he is comfortable enough with the newer teacher to know that she sometimes has a bad day and it's not all directed at him personally.
Betsy