I know all to well how you feel. I have 4 boy's and my third one was born 3 months early, Lincoln is 11 now but very little still he is in 6 grade and first graders are taller then him! He also has speech apraxia and ADHD. He gets a's and b's in school, He is a sweet kid and he has a hard time making friends at school. His younger brother Garrett was 3 months early but he does not have all the problems that Link has. He is 4 inches taller then Lincoln and he outweighs him by 15 lbs! Garrett play's with him at recess because he get's sad to see him left out.
I have had kids over at my house to play with the other 3 kids and they have called him "retarded" I went out the door and asked the kid to repeat what he just said to my son, I told them if they want to come over and be friends with Lincoln's brother's that it is fine, but I will not have anyone hurt Lincoln's feelings and They will not be allowed over ever! I asked him to go home for the day and think of how feelings are hurt with calling other's name. He has never been mean to Lincoln again. My oldest son Mason go into it with one of his friends once when they made fun of Link too. He said he did not need friends that did not have manners! he said that he knows his brother is not retarded but even if he was, people have no right to make fun of others that have health problems, it could easily of ben them that was born that way.
It's hard not to yell at the mean kids and you wonder how they are being raised to be heartless little brats! I have talked with a few kids parents that have bullied Lincoln and a few parents were horrified to learn that their kid was so mean! |