Comments on: The Incident at the Playground (part 3) http://american-family.org/2008/08/04/the-incident-at-the-playground-part-3/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:51:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: American Family » The other conference topic http://american-family.org/2008/08/04/the-incident-at-the-playground-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-96560 American Family » The other conference topic Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:15:07 +0000 http://american-family.org/2008/08/04/the-incident-at-the-park-part-3/#comment-96560 [...] (at least I hope not!).  She has only started saying those things since this summer (remember that one incident at the park?).  I just don’t know what the heck is going on.  I thought maybe kids were [...] [...] (at least I hope not!).  She has only started saying those things since this summer (remember that one incident at the park?).  I just don’t know what the heck is going on.  I thought maybe kids were [...]

]]> By: Andrea http://american-family.org/2008/08/04/the-incident-at-the-playground-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-90620 Andrea Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:07:45 +0000 http://american-family.org/2008/08/04/the-incident-at-the-park-part-3/#comment-90620 I wasn't hoping for a dramatic ending, I just wondered how it would turn out, lol! Is it possible that M did get frustrated with the age difference but, neither knowing Molly was three nor even being able to articulate "she's at a different stage in her development than I am" she decided to voice the only explanation she could think of for why the girl was acting differently than she expected? Because she WAS "different" but just not in a way that M was able to articulate. In any case, it was great you tackled this so directly but without placing any guilt or blame on M, just turning it into an active learning experience for both of you- and an ongoing one, too, it looks like! Awesome :) I wasn’t hoping for a dramatic ending, I just wondered how it would turn out, lol!

Is it possible that M did get frustrated with the age difference but, neither knowing Molly was three nor even being able to articulate “she’s at a different stage in her development than I am” she decided to voice the only explanation she could think of for why the girl was acting differently than she expected? Because she WAS “different” but just not in a way that M was able to articulate.

In any case, it was great you tackled this so directly but without placing any guilt or blame on M, just turning it into an active learning experience for both of you- and an ongoing one, too, it looks like! Awesome :)

]]> By: LH http://american-family.org/2008/08/04/the-incident-at-the-playground-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-90615 LH Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:45:10 +0000 http://american-family.org/2008/08/04/the-incident-at-the-park-part-3/#comment-90615 Yes.... you just keep plugging away. That's all you can do and it appears you're doing the best you can do. Yes…. you just keep plugging away. That’s all you can do and it appears you’re doing the best you can do.

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