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<blockquote data-quote="Just keep swimming" data-source="post: 11655" data-attributes="member: 211"><p>Thank you to everyone who responded! </p><p></p><p>Kris, we live in a VERY predominately white community, but as the years go by, more and more "other than white" families are moving here. Aly has just started basketball again and there is a biracial girl on her team. They seem like a wonderful family with 6 kids. I plan on trying to encourage a friendship between the girls. </p><p></p><p>In a town about 30 miles from us, there are many more AA families and churches. I have started asking my friends who have adopted outside their race if they are interested in a good, old fashioned "play group". </p><p></p><p>Hoping these steps will help Aly connect with others "like her". It's really weird tho because there are several AA families with kids in Aly's school now and she always tends to befriend the blondest/whitest kiddos around! :crazy:</p><p></p><p>Anyways, this is still continuing to be an issue for our Miss Aly. She had some "conflicts" with some school pals yesterday at lunch and called me crying, begging for me to come get her cause she was really mad/hurt/sad... I spoke with her teacher and they were taking Aly to the on campus counselor to get her calmed down. I guess she was trying to help some other kids resolve THEIR conflicts and she ended up right in the middle of it all. Principal got involved and Aly yelled at him. She was going to be losing her recesses today, but I discussed my issues with this sort of punishment for Aly, it just doesn't have an impact and makes her spin out worse. We came up with an acceptable consequence instead. She is to write (with help) an apology note to principal and she is going to help the other kiddos that were involved to pick up the lunch area after lunch today. </p><p></p><p>And, through all this, she came home yesterday, saying yet again that she wants to get on a plane and live with bio mom. :tongue: Oy vey!!!</p><p></p><p>This too shall pass, or not!</p><p></p><p>Hugs,</p><p>Vickie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Just keep swimming, post: 11655, member: 211"] Thank you to everyone who responded! Kris, we live in a VERY predominately white community, but as the years go by, more and more "other than white" families are moving here. Aly has just started basketball again and there is a biracial girl on her team. They seem like a wonderful family with 6 kids. I plan on trying to encourage a friendship between the girls. In a town about 30 miles from us, there are many more AA families and churches. I have started asking my friends who have adopted outside their race if they are interested in a good, old fashioned "play group". Hoping these steps will help Aly connect with others "like her". It's really weird tho because there are several AA families with kids in Aly's school now and she always tends to befriend the blondest/whitest kiddos around! [img]:crazy:[/img] Anyways, this is still continuing to be an issue for our Miss Aly. She had some "conflicts" with some school pals yesterday at lunch and called me crying, begging for me to come get her cause she was really mad/hurt/sad... I spoke with her teacher and they were taking Aly to the on campus counselor to get her calmed down. I guess she was trying to help some other kids resolve THEIR conflicts and she ended up right in the middle of it all. Principal got involved and Aly yelled at him. She was going to be losing her recesses today, but I discussed my issues with this sort of punishment for Aly, it just doesn't have an impact and makes her spin out worse. We came up with an acceptable consequence instead. She is to write (with help) an apology note to principal and she is going to help the other kiddos that were involved to pick up the lunch area after lunch today. And, through all this, she came home yesterday, saying yet again that she wants to get on a plane and live with bio mom. [img]:tongue:[/img] Oy vey!!! This too shall pass, or not! Hugs, Vickie [/QUOTE]
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