As we were driving around town today, we had an opportunity to give some change to the firemen collecting for MDA, Fill the Boot. I put the money in the boot and the fireman gave me a sticker for Joseph and Sarah.
Joseph was trying to decide what to do with his sticker and hit upon the idea to make a card for another boy in his Primary class. He is sure that if he makes a "gift card" for someone, they won't, "be's mean to [him]."
Now that is thinking the situation through, Joseph! Hopefully, that works better for Joseph than it has for the older kids who have been singled out by a cranky bus driver to get in trouble every day. Killing her with kindness didn't kill her or make her kinder.
Incidentally, Joseph's friend in Primary isn't picking on him. He's a boy with some developmental delays that bounces around a bit in the classroom. Compared to Joseph, the boy probably seems like a wild animal. But that's only because Joseph climbs up into his seat and nearly disappears into his shyness.
Josep is wise beyond his age.
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