I have been very lucky in that I have had various support systems in my life for the last 20 years. I have only had to walk 12 steps at a time. Yes, that is code. Also, that support has continued after the birth of my son.
When we were going to our local public school, I was thrilled that 6 children from our Pre-K would also be attending Kindergarten with us. I started that experience with 6 adult friends at the school and that only increased. The school asks that you stay 20 minutes in Kindergarten to read to your child. While I believe this goes on for way too many months, it did afford the parents a chance to get to bond and we had a great group of parents.
Now that I am entrenched at the school, now that I know the tough time boys have in these early grades, now that I know how the school bully’s parents of boys, I am grateful to my new support system. Mostly the parents of other boys who do not behave perfectly, who are not conformists, and who do not behave like the robots the school would prefer. I need to bond with these parents to see I am not alone. Our sons are special! They will be the captains of industry. The conformist children will do well but the boys who think outside the box have a shot at something greater.
Do you like how I turn my sons issues into something that proves he is GREAT and AWESOME and a possible world LEADER? I am just a typical parent blinded by my love of my child! I am OK with that!
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