Even though he has been amazing, after all, he is human. He has hard days just like us. One day recently, he told us that no one played with him at school. We asked why he didn't join others to play, and he said, "They all speak Croatian."
And he told us the other day that 3 kids picked on him in one day: one spat on him, one pulled his hair, and one grabbed his stomach during quiet time. It broke our hearts to hear that (and I have to admit, mama bear was NOT happy!). But we had a conversation with him, and the next day he chose to tell the teachers what had happened. The teachers addressed it, and he still dove right in again and played with these boys. Since then, he has had no problems.
This week at school was carnival week, and yesterday they could go to school dressed in their costumes. I remember last year biking all over Montpellier trying to find a costume for JJ for his first school carnival. Luckily in Zagreb they have them in the grocery stores. JJ picked this one out.
JJ also tried ice skating for the first time. After being here 1 week, the teachers asked us if JJ wanted to go ice skating with the class for the following 2 weeks. The first day he told us he fell 100 times, the next update was 10, and the last update was 0. He had a blast!!
 |
| That's JJ in the back |
 |
| With part of his class |
 |
| Getting his diploma |
Superhero or not, we're proud of our little guy!!
3 comments:
Way to go, JJ! As a fellow mama, I can imagine and (sort of) share in your emotions as you watch JJ make it through all of these changes and new social situations, especially the hard ones. (Getting picked on is the thing I worry about most for my two - about how they'll emotionally and practically handle it, not to mention how I'll handle it!) It seems like JJ has such a tender heart and yet so much strength and resilience too. What a wonderful little man!! Thanks for sharing about his role and experience in this journey...
OH I am so proud of my little guy! He is growing and learning to adapt! How aamazing! He is a little super hero!
Love you all!
With all the stuff you two are doing, going through, trying to accomplish, I often forget you are doing it all while being a parent. He really is growing up like few other kids get to, and he's doing it all in stride. Way to go little man, and way to go to his parents. You all rock!
Post a Comment