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February 14, 2005
name calling
When I picked Aidan up from Mother's Day Out last Tuesday, his teacher explained that there had been a slight altercation on the playground earlier that day involving Aidan and a little girl who was calling him names. Aidan responded by kicking the girl and running away. After witnessing the whole event, the teacher went to Aidan and said that his actions were wrong even if he had been provoked. She then had Aidan go to the little girl, apologize, and ask for forgiveness. Aidan complied and went about playing with the other children.
On the way home, I asked Aidan about the day's events. He quickly relayed the conflict, and said "she, she called all the children BABIES, and I kicked her!" He also explained that he was trying to defend his friends Wiley and "Faithy" from the girl's taunting. I asked if Aidan knew the girl's name, and he quickly responded "a-joke-a-why." I think that he might have been saying "Angelica," although I do not know of a girl by that name. I just thought that the pronunciation should be remembered.
I am thankful for these early opportunities for my boys to learn to admit when they are wrong and the importance of asking for forgiveness as well as instances when they can speak up and defend others. I am also thankful that God has called us into fellowship and community with other believers so that I am not the only avenue through which God can speak to and teach my children.
| By cooleys | 02:08 PM
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