classroom quarrels

as kindergarten has completed its second term

and emma is pretty comfortable with the routine

and the people she calls her friends, 

there's always got to be that ONE kid

who goes out of their way to make someone miserable.

emma's circle of friends range in personality 

and interests which i think is great because it exposes her to 

new ideas and interests as well. BUT when someone's personality

is dominating while the other submissive and sensitive it

can prove to be quite the recipe for disaster.

emma has come home from school multiple times

upset because someone was trying to make

her do something she didn't want to do or 

that someone thought her idea was stupid or

that someone's not going to be her friend

if she didn't do what she was told.

i`m getting mad just writing about this!

emma is a fun-loving, enthusiastic,

energetic, theatrical, imaginative little girl,

who can also be bossy and snooty (i can't even believe it starts

this early) as well but mostly: sensitive.

i could probably fill a bathtub with the amount

of tears she sheds on an almost daily basis about things

that are so silly. 

but its so hard as a parent to explain what's worth

crying over and what's not because lets face it:

we all deal with our feelings in different ways.

the hubs and i have done our very best to encourage

her to stand up for herself by speaking out and communicating

with said person that she doesn`t like how she`s being

spoken to and to walk away from it if things are getting too

overwhelming.

not that we`re encouraging her to be a tattle, but we`ve also

told her that if someone is being consistently mean to her

she needs to tell a teacher or supervisor about it as these

situations happen during recess.

i`m hearing so much about this child that i`m convinced

i should get in contact with their parents about it because

i`ve approached the teacher about it with very little

acknowledgement.

parents: help!

if you've been through a similar situation, how did you handle it?

letting go.

yesterday the fam attended a meeting at immaculate conception to get the details about registering emma for kindergarten this september. i can't even believe it. i knew this day would come but not this fast. i remember the exact moment i thought of her going off to school, it was our first home in vancouver. she was only a few months old and it was a time i wish i could've held onto forever. now, 4-ish years and another baby later, my first baby is ready for real school.

sure, she`s been to preschool, she attended a montessori preschool when we were living in vancouver and she learned such a wealth of skills from it. but this is school school. i only hope i`ve prepared her enough to enter that world without fear.

i remember when i started school, it was terrifying! being a child of deaf parents meant my sister and i lacked the skills to socialize in a `hearing`community. yeah of course we talked to other kids and our family whom apart from our parents are hearing, but to be pushed out of that bubble and into this world where you`re constantly interacting with others can -and was intimidating.

emma is an innocent, fun loving and silly girl. she loves princesses and can`t wait for her 5th birthday party which she`s decided is going to be a princess party. she started talking about this literally the day after her 4th birthday party which was 5 months ago! she has an amazing imagination..give her a piece of string and a sock, and she`ll turn it into a lock of rapunzel`s hair and a purse. she appreciates simplicity and i pray all of these qualities will only continue to grow and fade when they`re supposed to.

if i could be there every single day to defend her in a classroom quarrel, kiss the boo boo`s at recess or just have lunch with her, i would. but i know that i can`t. atleast not for long. she`ll have to learn to muster up the courage to do those things on her own. so i guess instead of looking at it as letting her go, i`ll think of it as preparing her for the rest of her life. i`ll remind her to respect others and share, listen and speak politely and always be her amazing self.

k someone pass me a tissue now!!