friday morning

Well, I really need to get up in the morning at home and write this business. It's probably not the best idea to do it at work. Oh well!

A is sick with a fever, runny nose and cough. She won't take the medicine. Great! B is getting it, too!

We are attending the PTA Mother/Son Carnival tonight at B's school. He's very excited. He says, "Mom, would you come with me to the carnival at school?" It was so sweet! So we will go tonight and hopefully have a good time! I hope we see some friends. I'd like to see how B interacts with them. He's been saying lately that nobody likes him and nobody wants to be his friend. I think the kids might shy away from him due to his outbursts in class and his bluntness/literal-ness.

I'll tell you what. When your kid tells you that nobody likes him or wants to be his friend, it absolutely rips your heart to shreds. You know he's sweet and polite and kind. You know he wouldn't hurt a flea. They see flailing hands and arms. They see a loud mouthed boy who talks too high and too loud. They see a boy who gets too close to them. Gesturing too close. Sometimes not making any sense. Sometimes saying scripts from "Finding Nemo" or "The Powerpuff Girls" (yes, I know - don't know where the fascination with those three came from).

He will have friends soon. He will have a part of his school life. He will make the connections the same as the rest of us. He will have a great childhood. He will be happy!