DD and I had our usual pretty wonderful Monday. We had a "challenging" reading lesson (Mondays have been difficult lately), but I dug deep into the patience vault and managed to convey feelings of love and acceptance rather than mommy fear and annoyance. To my delight, we made it through the lesson satisfactorily and were free to attend Nature Circle, one of the best things we do all week.
However, I was NOT able to ferret out something for show and tell this morning, so my resourceful daughter took part of the waiting arts-and-craft activity and exhibited it to her friends. Excellent.
The great weather beckoned us to the park and we were able to play there for a good long time with our buddies. Then, Lord of the Flies incident no. 37 took place. Some [insert adjective of choice here] called my daughter and her friend "stupid." This incident colored the entire rest of our day. DD really took it to heart. She returned to the story again and again. At first I tried to reason with her, taking care not to call the other little girl stupid, which took an enormous amount of willpower. After subsequent retellings, I just let her blow off steam without comment. I can tell you, though, unequivocally, that this young lady will NEVER be invited to our house for a sleepover, nor would she receive a bday present if we were invited to her bday party. I probably don't need to mention that this kid is a total stranger...
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