OK....so Tate comes home yesterday in a HORRIBLE mood. She got off the bus slowly and slowly walked to the car. NOT NORMAL. First off she had to sit alone on the bus (apparently the whole school is out with either the Chicken Pox or the flu FUN TIMES). Anyway she was pretty quiet and really grumpy (grumpy normal...quiet NEVER). So as the evening wears on she tells me in the bus line some kids were playing a game and she was playing too. I have NO IDEA what the game was but the kids were a little older and I was just not following her story the point is you had to say the word "N-E-R-D". Yes NERD! Well, we all know Tate sounds like she is from the Bronx. I truly have to say I love it. I have actually spoken to her teacher about the way she pronounces the "O-R and E-R" sounds and she has reassured me not to worry and Taylor will outgrow that. Michael and I always talk about how one day she will say those correctly and I will bust into tears because it will most certainly mark a huge maturity moment.
Anyway.....these girls started laughing at her and told her she doesn't know how to talk right! OMGOODNESS Michael and I were ready to hunt these girls down and bust down their front doors. I know she is going to face many of these moments bit still come on. She was really bothered by this and if you know Taylor at all she just doesn't let much get to her. She did not let them see this of course and told them she did know how to say her words right. I don't think they knew who they were dealing with because this little K kid told them to just leave her alone and turned her back on them and refused to talk to them if they were not going to be nice! MY GIRL!
But, last night when she was reading with me she would stop and take extra time on certain words that never bothered her before. I was so sad. I am sure she needs to work on those sounds but they are my one reminder in this almost 6 year old going on 40 that she is till my little girl. So, oh well I like to remember when she was three! I tried several times to explain to her God created and loves her just the way she is and just the way she speaks. She assured me she knew this but still is working hard on changing her sounds. SO SAD!!
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Ready for a Fight
Posted by Kris at 12:33 PM
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I am so sorry! I am not ready for our girls to face this kind of stuff, but know it comes with age. I would have been so angry and hurt, too!! You just encourage little Tate that Aunt Cynthia couldn't say her "R's" as a kid either!
I want to hunt down the little girls too! I was a kid that was in speech for 6 years, so I know how being teased about the way you talk can feel.
Hug her for me!
Kids can be so mean! I just adore Taylor and can't believe anyone would want to hurt her feelings like that...tell her chin up and keep up her amazing smiles! Lisa
we dealt with this at the beginning of the year, when jack was still trying to make friends and one girl kept calling him "annoying." the cool part was i realized how hurt God must be every time one of his kids gets hurt. it's so hard to be a parent!!
oh taylor . . . such a big girl to do the right thing, but doesn't make it hurt any less. we have also learned these lessons this year and it just plain sucks. i think the hardest thing for me about being a parent is seeing them learn the sucky things that people do. that is one question i have for god one day ;) big hugs friend . . . c.
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