Greeting y'all :
As far a points go yesterday was Xander's worse at camp. But I wasn't upset, disappointed maybe but not upset. He loss points, did great for while, loss points , did great for awhile, loss points then did great for while. He even saved my tuchus during afternoon bus duty. I was tied up with a student and he had my bus group lined up and accounted for!
What humbled me the most was his feelings about his day. He's learned to strive for perfection but not get angry at blips in the day. Yesterday wasn't a day losing a steady stream of points but of very brief periods of oops followed by excellence. I call that learning. He was quite frustrated with his performance yesterday but saw that it was mostly good , just need to reduce those moments. The good news is none of the points was for anger or aggression , mostly being too exuberant. I was touched when a teacher from his old school told me she is seeing the child they knew he was. She is "amazed at his quick transformation!". I told her , he's off his medicine, she felt sometimes kids are kids. I'm just glad the anger and aggression have decreased. I've lived with that for almost thirty years- papa bear needs a break. I also see it as not just a transformation but a return to the child he once was. Again a key factor is my actions and reactions.
I tell ya I love that little guy !
We made it to the pool where he played quite nicely with a young man who looked bored. Very sweet. After that we finally made it to karate then the food store . I usually enjoy the grocery shopping but time are very tough and we found ourselves in new store . It was big, bright , busy and expensive . Lesson learned - dance with who brung ya' ie new at end of day can be stressful. I give Mowgli credit , hd wanted many things and accepted that I could not get them. He adapted. He is not starving but as he is learning - needs before wants.
I tell ya I love that little guy !
We finished the evening with listening to Sarah Vaughn in background while enjoying a quiet repast, followed by the killer b's ( bath, book and bed) however he did squeeze in a phone call from his ex neighbor who has been checking in on him.
I tell ya I love that little guy !
Thanks for listening! Stay hydrated and think of those who have no a.c. , or food or fresh water or shelter. Count and share your blessings.
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I love reading your posts...I hope to meet little and growing Mowgli one day...I think, perhaps, he and my boy would have great fun playing. My son tends to be more like his mama - much to the chagrin of his sisters and daddy. But he's a good boy-testing the tween waters now though. He sounds like a very insightful young man. My oldest was diagnosed this past year with ADHD along with her other odd maladies...unless she writes things down it's gone down who knows where!!! At at 19 nearly 20, it doesn't bode well. But of course she is also one of those extremely sweet and very intelligent people who literally fall over her own feet and makes very odd observations...she reminds me of Mom in more ways than one!! anyway, you're doing great!! If you're ever up this way...but i'm still going to try to get you to the reunion...even a minione
ReplyDeleteThat reminds me of a scene from " Muppets Christmas Carol" Scrooge is talking to the ghost of Christmas present , who is rather portly and forgetful . Scrooge says your a little absented spirit . The ghost replies - no I'm a large absent minded spirit. Your daughter sounds delightfully quirky . Thanks for your feedback.
ReplyDeleteNotice I avoided discussing reunion.
I guess I'll differentiate my anonymity by saying - hey this is the fem anon! I know this comment is totally off the context of your blog post, but when you wrote of the "killer B's" I immediately pictured John Belushi dressed up as a Killer Bee. Great episodes back then. Sad that he didn't live a very long life. Anyhoo...(I guess there's a little ADD in all of us!)
ReplyDeleteWe're in trouble if John Belushi shows up in bee costume . Thanks for the laugh
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