Well I felt my first really bad pang of vicarious emotional pain through my son today. It seems the neighborhood kids were picking on him by hitting him in the face with a ball. He was outnumbered 4-1 and while he wanted to stay he didn't know how to handle the situation. I gave him all the advice I could but he still chose to sit and wallow around the house. I feel so bad for him. It's really his first foray into this type of emotion for him. He can't grasp the concept of someone NOT being nice to him... totaly my fault for spoiling him and allowing him to be spoiled. I'm sure he'll get over it, but in the meantime my gut and head are in turmoil. while I want to help him I realize that would be one of the worst things I could do. I'll just encourage him to stand up for himself.
i.am.samu
