Hard things to take care of.....

Well we have a few issues we have to take care of today. One thing I have to do is go to my lab and have them reprint some Christmas cards I sent in and Jerry picked up. They are to dark. I'm hoping this isn't going to be a big issue with them. It is a big issue with me when a client orders 100 cards and they are too dark. Oh well I just don't want drama.

The really big thing that is going to get dealt with today is that Jerry is going to call one of the dads of one of Jaden's best friends. This little guy has been hitting Jaden in the stomach. It had Jaden so upset last night that he came home from his Grandma and Grandpa's and slept in our bed. That just does not happen with him. He is upset because he does not know why this kid keeps doing it. He hit him as we were leaving the lunch room yesterday. I didn't see it because I was walking ahead of him. I do know it affected him right away because he busted out crying on the way to the grocery store over nothing. Finally at Kroger he told me what had happened. Earlier this week we were with the Boy Scouts, we sang at a nursing home and then went to Shoney's, I turned around in my seat to find 3 Boy Scouts (this little boy included) punching someone in the booth. Well I was the only parent looking at the time so I told the little boys that we do not gang up on somebody and hit them. When the other parents turned around and took care of their kids I saw who they were hitting....Jaden. I was sick. It made me sick to see them all hitting somebody and even more sick that it was my kid and he didn't do anything about it. He said he tried to get them off of him but couldn't. I told him next time to call for help. Help was 2 feet away. All of these kids have great parents and are good kids so I know if there is ever an issue we can reasonably talk with them and they with us. So Jerry is going to call the dad before Monday so that they are aware of the situation.

I wish I could shelter my kids from pain and hurt. This is not possible I know but it is sometimes hard to know when to step in and when to let them handle it themselves. On one hand I wish Jaden could just talk to this little boy himself and make it clear that this is not acceptable behavior of a friend. On the other hand I know if Jaden was hitting someone I would want to know so that we would be able to parent that out of him. I'm praying that the conversation with the dad goes well ... they are good friends of ours and conflict is not something I look forward to.