i always pray to god my kids end up social butterflies, because for me, even with moving a million times, it came naturally and pretty quick. i'd have no idea how to handle it. i just wanted to cry when my little sister came to me about stuff like that, but luckily she's at a new school and it's all magically changed for her now. maybe she could take some dance classes or something? i always became close with the girls at mine, and most of them went to my school. or maybe try to meet up with some other parents or something with young girls. good luck with it! it makes my heart break just reading about it.
I was a wee loner, happier with just 2-4 close friends, but I always had those few friends. She is severely outnumbered in her class in many ways. And while it shouldn't matter, it just does to a kindergartener. I'm wondering if it's worth moving the family to a new school district.
We have talked about putting her into gymnastics or dance again. So your endorsement of that route is good.
It is, I look back and can't figure out how I made it through school in this City. As you know, there are no Private School options here that don't involved basically sending her to an all-white christian fringe school.
The closest option is Valdosta, as far as private school goes. There's also Tift Area in Chula, which is what we're talking about for Baby Bee. If her parents can't afford it, I hope to. And Daddy's retired, so he can darn sure get up in the morning and take her every day. What grade is she going to be in next??
There are private 'acadamies' in thomasville... prestigious... but I don't know if she'd fit in there, either. There's a good school in quitman, I've heard. Of course, Hamilton is basically a private school here in Colquitt County. But as much as I don't want her to be the only white kid in her class, I don't want her to be exposed to ONLY white middle class kids, either. erg. She's going to 1st grade.
Oh, this makes me so sad! :( Poor Becca! School is such a horrible, conforming and socially stupid place sometimes. I hope they never crush her spirit and make her less magical than she is, because she is wonderful. Wonderful!
Have her friendships changed recently so that now she feels lonely, or was she always a bit alone but only now sad about it? Rayne is very alone at afternoon preschool but he seems quite happy to play there alone without having a friend and just adore the bigger kids in his life, but he's shy like me and I wonder if he will be sad at school too when it might matter more to him. And meanwhile even Nirvana who always has friends has had trouble lately, because kids can change behaviours all of a sudden ala mini mean girls! Poor Becca! Move here!!! hehe
Someone like her who is imbued with the sparkle... it is a travesty. It breaks my heart after what she and Riley were able to do for me in the short time that I was there.
I hope she finds what she is looking for. I know how hard it was for me. :(
Yeah, my parents didn't really care that the same thing happened to me. Sadly, when we have kids, we don't always know what to say to make kids understand that they really -are- special, and unfortunately, they get shit on, and end up building walls that should never have been there in the first place.
Just keep holding her uniquities in high regard, and she'll know that no matter what she does, she'll be the better part of special.:)
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maybe she could take some dance classes or something? i always became close with the girls at mine, and most of them went to my school. or maybe try to meet up with some other parents or something with young girls.
good luck with it! it makes my heart break just reading about it.
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She is severely outnumbered in her class in many ways. And while it shouldn't matter, it just does to a kindergartener.
I'm wondering if it's worth moving the family to a new school district.
We have talked about putting her into gymnastics or dance again. So your endorsement of that route is good.
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*sigh*
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There's a good school in quitman, I've heard.
Of course, Hamilton is basically a private school here in Colquitt County. But as much as I don't want her to be the only white kid in her class, I don't want her to be exposed to ONLY white middle class kids, either.
erg.
She's going to 1st grade.
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I hope she can get through this ok
it's hard sometimes being such a special little soul
I don't know if I could take sending my kids to public school nowadays, I think it would kill me
this must be so painful as a mummy :(
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I wish there was a viable private school here.
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I hope she finds what she is looking for. I know how hard it was for me. :(
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It brings back to me all the times in life that I felt rejected.
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Just keep holding her uniquities in high regard, and she'll know that no matter what she does, she'll be the better part of special.:)
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