Re: Rude or am I expecting too much?
- From: "Irene" <irene_dsc@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 13 Sep 2006 10:55:04 -0700
eliz_reid@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Just for the record, this is a child who can be really sweet and
affectionate when he genuinely likes someone. I don't think I'm
raising a larval sociopath, just a kid who doesn't overflow with
goodwill towards all men. Which is fine, but part of growing up is
learning to *pretend* to be friendly at least for a minute when someone
says hi to you!
Beth
Gosh, this sounds so much like ds! I am trying really hard to explain
to him that he needs to be nice to people even when he doesn't want to,
but it doesn't seem to be sinking in. He gets all upset if, say,
someone doesn't want to play with him, but if you turn it around and
he's the one who doesn't want to play, well, he doesn't get it.
And yes, I've done the apologetic thanking for him bit, as well, in
tandem with a mini-lecture to ds at the same time. There was one time
I allowed him to refuse a gift - he had just burst into tears, and
since it was just a stuffed animal that my BIL and his gf had won at an
amusement park, it was not a big deal sort of thing, tho I felt
mortally embarrassed at the time.
I'm really hoping ds starts "getting it" but we'll see...
Irene
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