Say Sorry

Yesterday we went to Dave's company picnic. There was a big play ground at this park we went to. The girls were playing just fine at the play ground for awhile. At one point I look at Savannah and she has her head down over her eyes. I say to Dave I think something is wrong. So he goes over there and Savannah hugs him and won't tell him what's up. So I get a hold of her and she just keeps saying: I want to go home, I don't want to play anymore. We ask Hailey what happened. She states some boy was mean to Savannah.

Now you have to realize Savannah thinks everyone should be her friend. She has no problem at church and school making friends and no one has been mean to her yet. So we eventually get out of Savannah that she just wanted to make a friend and that this boy yelled at her. I made her come back to the park with me and confront the little boy and his dad. The dad had no idea what happened. In fact, the dad thought it was the other son. But it wasn't and the boy who yelled owned up to it real quick with no problems. He tells Savannah sorry and it was an accident. I don't believe it was an accident. The dad didn't do much about it and the boy ran to play like it was no big deal.

Now it was a big deal to me since Savannah no longer felt comfortable to go to the park and play and we had 2 more hours of this picnic. Eventually the dad said to me sorry he didn't know. I told him that I wasn't mad, I just wanted my daughter to feel safe and comfortable to come to the park and play and not to be yelled at over trying to make a friend. I then told Savannah that you can't make friends with everyone because not everyone wants to be your friend and that's okay. So I may not have been mad but I sure was irritated. lol

I felt so bad for Savannah, it broke my heart. But I wasn't about to not stick up for my child. My mom has always taught that if you don't stick up for your child who will? Dave was ready to let it be but oh no not me! After we semi solved that problem and the boy left Savannah went back to the park and had a great time. She just stayed away from other kids which I wish that didn't have to be the case.

In the end, always stick up for what you believe is right even when others think it's not. Your child needs a voice when they can't do it themselves.