Billy always comes off the bus with a smile on is face. Today, he didn’t. I knew something was wrong. He told me a boy that we attend church with told him that he hated Billy. This boy has a little sister that is in kindergarten and she likes Billy. She is always chasing Billy. The first graders and kindergartners have recess together. Apparently the little sister told her older brother that Billy pushed her. Billy was adamant that he didn’t push her and he would never do that. He said I don’t understand why he hates me. I didn’t do anything wrong. He told me the boy always liked me before and now he hates me. Billy said Mommy, this breaks my heart. This in turn broke my heart. My little boy was learning one of many life lessons that sometimes people aren’t nice all the time. Sometimes people you thought were friends turn on you for something that didn’t happen. As we drove downtown, we listened to the Primary Program CD. Billy wanted to listen to the song, I Feel My Savior’s Love. He said it made him feel better. This made me feel better, too. I pray that Billy will always feel the Savior’s love in his life in good and bad times.
I am so sorry to hear that other little boy isn’t being nice to Billy. I wonder why his sister told that story? We can’t protect our children from the hurt of a friend being mean to them but we can be there for them and help them to be able to live in the world. Please give Billy Boy a big hug from Bebe and tell him I love him very much. I am glad the song made him feel better.
Sometimes it’s hard to watch our kids learn life lessons. At least he knows where to turn 🙂