Well the calm and quiet is gone

The boys are back home. I really missed them. If course they noticed my walking cast. I told them about me falling down the stairs. Our oldest boy asked me

So do you have to wear it alot

I have to wear it when I'm walking.

Like mine

Yea but only on one leg

Did your friends make fun of you

No they just asked me alot of questions

I'm scared my friends will make me sad. Do you think they will.

I honestly didn't know how to answer that. I really don't know what I should of said.

Your true friends won't.

It would make me sad if they did.

I wish I could tell him they wouldn't but how could I. I just gave him a big hug.

Wearing them at home makes me so proud of you.

He hugged me tighter

Ugh parenting a special needs child is not easy.

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HootyTheNightOwl · 41-45

It's okay to tell him "I don't know, son", then pivot back to how we cope when our friends make us sad... perfect time to reinforce the strategy established for bullying.

Cigarguy · 41-45, M

@HootyTheNightOwl I wish I could tell him no, no one would tease him or make fun of him. But for now we are proud that he wears them at home and most of the weekends. We are working on helping him deal with cruel kids or bullies. But I don't think he's ready for that just yet.

HootyTheNightOwl · 41-45

@Cigarguy It would be great if bullying did die - but it hasn't, so honesty is your best policy.

Maybe you could also model the way that people stare with him too, so that he knows and understands that most of the time curiosity is the reason why strangers will stare.

He's making great strides in the right direction and compromising as much as he can.

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