Yesterday was Tyler's state DI tournament. They didn't place, which means we won't be going to Tennesee next month. They did really well, it was a good season. I had to work in the morning but then Jay came and got me to be there for the awards ceremony. When we arrived and found the kids, Tyler was sitting at the table with one of the other moms and the other kids were all playing ball. I could tell something was wrong, so I asked him to go for a walk. He started to tell me a story of the boys making fun of him not catching the ball much and telling him to be more aggressive, so he was and then knocked over some of them in the meantime. One of the other boys told him to quit being so rough and when Tyler said he was 'just having fun'....the boy said, 'yah, with how many boys?'. It was that comment that really upset him. He said this kid picks on him a lot and has made that reference before. He just sat and cried and said he wanted to lose weight and get in shape. That makes me feel so bad...that he thinks that will solve all his problems. He's not even fat, which I keep trying to tell him, but when put next to the boys his age...he sees the difference.
I said all the things a mom says to help him feel better, but I know it's not going to fix it. Then last night, he started talking to us again and crying. He said he gets picked on every day, but all the kids. I just can't figure it out....he's a nice looking boy, he doesn't act strange, he's a smart kid...I don't understand what's made him a target and neither does he.
I'm going to talk to his teacher on Monday and see if she can help me out...he can't go on like this. Then I'm going to talk to the admin and insist that next year he is put with the 2 boys that he considers his friends (neither of which are in his class this year). It just breaks my heart.
Lighthearted moment of the day......when Tony and Tanner got picked up by grandpa cuz we were at the tournament. When I got to their house to pick them up, they were with him on a walk to the park and to the creek. It was good grandpa time for them.
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