My son is the kind of kid they want to tease because he makes them uncomfortable- mostly because he REFUSES to accept their behavior and meanness and calls them out on it.
“Mom, can I ask you something?” my son asked me this as he put away his backpack after coming home from school.“Why does everyone think I am such a loser? How come no one likes me?”“You are not a loser. You are a wonderful, special person who has so many gifts to share and so much talent to show. You are a great person, Aedan, and a nice kid. ”There are one or two kids on the bus that mess with my boy. Not physically bullying- just a few unkind words, every day, on the bus.
They look for and find– his weak spots. They call him fat- and he is not. He just turned 11 and is 62 inches tall. He is a little bit overweight- but they tease him and have him doubting his self-worth which he ties into his body image. It’s not only girls who have body image problems. They call him a loser- because he doesn’t play the violent video games they do and isn’t as MEAN as they are. I am not blind to my son’s faults and I know he has said some biting retorts to those kids- but the mom in me is fine with that. I don’t allow him to play violent video games, I tell him that it’s OK to say that’s our family rules. The fact that other kids call him out on it saddens me. He doesn’t play many sports because asthma made it difficult for him in the past.
He loves to play outside- he loves to ride his bike. He loves to build and play games and imagine and read and just play. He loves Scouting. He loves helping out at the animal shelter. He loves playing card games and Nerf wars and torturing his older sister. He loves archery, his airsoft gun, and to make crafts. He spends endless hours with his ill grandfather with infinite patience just enjoying each and every second he can with him, knowing that they are limited.
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