Yesterday, Lily came home very upset. She’s never gotten a “bad” grade before. They don’t even really HAVE grades at this point - just four levels. Basically, great job, satisfactory, needs work, or you REALLY missed the point. Lily had trouble with an assignment and ended up getting the “worst” grade possible. She put the paper in her cubbie. One of her classmates was messing around in her cubbie later - no idea why - and saw her grade. Apparently he told the entire class that Lily got a bad grade. She was humiliated and upset and being the sensitive child she is, cried. Then she tattled (still haven’t gotten this bad habit fixed).
Everytime someone is mean to the kids I always feel the dread come over me. I remember the days of being picked on, and the glorious high that comes with picking on others. The meanness seems to start at an earlier age these days.
Today, Lily came home smiling. She was carrying a bright orange Easter egg filled with candy, a cute eraser, and a handwritten note:
I love that he apologized. Who knows if his mother or their teacher put him up to it, but it’s completely adorable. The best part? Lily looked me in the eye and said, “I like the candy, but the note is the best part.”
aw, that’s sweet! (what lily said, not that some mean boy was mean to her)
It is very nice that the young boy wrote to apologize to Lily—no matter how it came to be. Hopefully it was a good lesson for him. I feel sad that Lily was hurt and I know how sensitive she is. Unfortunately children can be unkind to each other at times and she will gradually learn how to cope as well as possible with these situations. Please give her a big hug and tell her we are happy that she got the apology. XXXXOOOO
Cristy, what a cute story. I am still trying to grasp you being a mommy. You were so adorable with such a full of life personality that I am sure your girls are just as fun. I can imagine the stories your mom has about you when you were their age. Kathy
So cute. Our neighbor wrote Berg one recently, too
And of course he spit on a boy in scouts this weekend. Luckily, he was with his dad, who finally got to experience the humiliation that comes with your kids doing something wrong to other people’s kids!
I was just like Lily as a kid. Getting a bad grade or getting called out in class for doing something I wasn’t supposed to be doing was mortifying to the point of tears. I so get her. Poor girl. It’s hard being that sensitive. EVERYTHING is a big deal. EVERYTHING really feels like the end of the world.
The apology from Ethan? Priceless. Even if he was coerced, I know it means a lot to Lily.
I love this for so many reasons. Not that it happened to begin with, of course, but that the apology came thru, and Lily totally took it to heart and preferred it over the candy. This is good stuff.