I posted a few days ago about a the little exchange at kindergarten in which a particular little girl was especially adorable. Well, this is typical behavior on her part, so here's another.
Yesterday shortly after class started, I spotted another little girl stalking away from her, leaving her looking miserable. She turned and looked at me, and said, "She just won't let go. It was a few days ago and she still won't let go!"
O-kay. "What happened?"
"I told her that whatever it was I said to hurt her, I wish I could take it back. But she still won't let go!"
Any of the others would have said, "I said I'm sorry, but she's still being mean to me!" The way she talks is still far different than any of the others (including the other two classes I've worked with).
I tried to slightly upgrade the usual kindergartener comprehension response for her benefit, completely thrown off by a response I would expect from a high schooler - like, a really mature high schooler - and NOT from a six-year-old, and told her that other girl would certainly come around. She nodded wisely and said, still sounding sad but still wisely, "I know that deep down, she really wants to be my friend."
Six years old. And the way she says it...
This one will go far, if the drama doesn't drag her down along the way.
Yesterday shortly after class started, I spotted another little girl stalking away from her, leaving her looking miserable. She turned and looked at me, and said, "She just won't let go. It was a few days ago and she still won't let go!"
O-kay. "What happened?"
"I told her that whatever it was I said to hurt her, I wish I could take it back. But she still won't let go!"
Any of the others would have said, "I said I'm sorry, but she's still being mean to me!" The way she talks is still far different than any of the others (including the other two classes I've worked with).
I tried to slightly upgrade the usual kindergartener comprehension response for her benefit, completely thrown off by a response I would expect from a high schooler - like, a really mature high schooler - and NOT from a six-year-old, and told her that other girl would certainly come around. She nodded wisely and said, still sounding sad but still wisely, "I know that deep down, she really wants to be my friend."
Six years old. And the way she says it...
This one will go far, if the drama doesn't drag her down along the way.
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