Dear Parent of the child who recently harmed my son,
Please do not take it personally that I will not be returning any future calls from you. I have to keep 'Boy* safe, and I don't think you'll help me. Please also do not pretend everything is okay with your child when his actions clearly state the opposite. 5 year olds don't act they way he did without cause; I have no idea what your struggles are or how you deal with them, but I'm certain there are some. And they're big ones. It would also be really helpful to me if you just left us alone and didn't actually call me. That way I won't have to try to explain to 'Kid* why we can't play with your son anymore. I really do not want to have 'Kid do one of his relentless questions until Mommy gives a full and complete answer sessions. What your son did was wrong and sad and could have harmed 'Boy for life: I'd like to avoid 'Kid even knowing these dangers exist for awhile yet. If I can. He's already asking hard questions about good and evil and how they interact and sometimes I just want to keep him ignorant of how hard the world can be to live in. He's only 5.
Finally--just for your own future reference--it is unacceptable to leave your child in someone else's care and then be MIA for several hours while those caregivers try to reach you. But your family friend who did your job for you when I brought him home early and explained what had happened was a kind, wise woman and I appreciate her handling of the situation more than I can say.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
My son's mother.
**I've decided Superkid and Wonderboy are going to get much too long to type consistently and have thus abbreviated them as above.
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