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<blockquote data-quote="Triesandfailsbetter" data-source="post: 345789" data-attributes="member: 9126"><p>Thank you, Marguerite, for your detailed and very helpful reply! I really appreciate your time and wisdom on this.</p><p> </p><p>It's good to know that my son will (hopefully) eventually find friends like him. You are SO right on the subject of being naive. Sometimes I try to explain to others how my son is very pure-of-heart, and they think I'm just being a mom and exaggerating!</p><p> </p><p>My son has turned out to get along better with the kids in the grade younger too...he happened to fall into a homeschool group with that age group last year, and this year I put him into the classroom with them at the parochial school to help him transition. I think it was the right move because the class was much smaller than his age class too, so he doesn't get as over-stimmed by the chaos like in our public schools. (Not to be unkind to public school teachers; they do a good job with what they have, but there are just TOO many kids in these classes, in my humble opinion!)</p><p> </p><p>The thing with bullies makes me sad and angry at the same time; I am pretty protective, and he told me a couple of weeks ago about a kid (younger than him) kicking him at lunch and when he told the lunchlady she "didn't say anything." I mentioned it to his teacher and she said she would take care of it. My son said it hasn't happened again. I am trying not to show up at the school and confront a child and look like a crazy mommy, so I'm holding myself back!! lol</p><p> </p><p>I hope he can find some friends like yours has...I will try again to come up with some groups, but I have failed before. I put signs up at the library, posted them around town where other moms might go, etc., but no replies. It might be because I'm not from this area where we live and haven't known that many people. </p><p> </p><p>We also live in an apartment instead of a house (we are working on that this year though; even if it means just renting a house instead of buying, we are getting this child a yard to play in at the end of this lease!!), so it's difficult to have company. My neighbors are also *unpleasant* so we are limited that way. You have given me some good ideas though with the parties and such. I may try to have a party for him even though it's not his birthday or something. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I will keep your words in mind, and again, I really appreciate your reply! We will definitely treat my son as brilliant in the areas where we see the evidence...he's a bright one, although not always apparent to everyone. <em><strong>Thank you</strong></em> and please stay in touch!!</p><p> </p><p>t&fb</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Triesandfailsbetter, post: 345789, member: 9126"] Thank you, Marguerite, for your detailed and very helpful reply! I really appreciate your time and wisdom on this. It's good to know that my son will (hopefully) eventually find friends like him. You are SO right on the subject of being naive. Sometimes I try to explain to others how my son is very pure-of-heart, and they think I'm just being a mom and exaggerating! My son has turned out to get along better with the kids in the grade younger too...he happened to fall into a homeschool group with that age group last year, and this year I put him into the classroom with them at the parochial school to help him transition. I think it was the right move because the class was much smaller than his age class too, so he doesn't get as over-stimmed by the chaos like in our public schools. (Not to be unkind to public school teachers; they do a good job with what they have, but there are just TOO many kids in these classes, in my humble opinion!) The thing with bullies makes me sad and angry at the same time; I am pretty protective, and he told me a couple of weeks ago about a kid (younger than him) kicking him at lunch and when he told the lunchlady she "didn't say anything." I mentioned it to his teacher and she said she would take care of it. My son said it hasn't happened again. I am trying not to show up at the school and confront a child and look like a crazy mommy, so I'm holding myself back!! lol I hope he can find some friends like yours has...I will try again to come up with some groups, but I have failed before. I put signs up at the library, posted them around town where other moms might go, etc., but no replies. It might be because I'm not from this area where we live and haven't known that many people. We also live in an apartment instead of a house (we are working on that this year though; even if it means just renting a house instead of buying, we are getting this child a yard to play in at the end of this lease!!), so it's difficult to have company. My neighbors are also *unpleasant* so we are limited that way. You have given me some good ideas though with the parties and such. I may try to have a party for him even though it's not his birthday or something. :winking: I will keep your words in mind, and again, I really appreciate your reply! We will definitely treat my son as brilliant in the areas where we see the evidence...he's a bright one, although not always apparent to everyone. [I][B]Thank you[/B][/I] and please stay in touch!! t&fb [/QUOTE]
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