... it's not the diapers, or disciplining, or even laundry. No. I am completely overwhelmed. My daughter cried herself to sleep tonight. I know it's the first of probably many times but I have been crying ever since...
A new school year has started, and with it a shift in classes as they mix up the two 1st grade classes. What was left was Bekah in one class, while most of her friends ended up in the other class... including her best friend. While they still have recess together, others have naturally made new friends. Unfortunately Bekah is more of a one-best-friend girl and dislikes playing with a bunch of girls. So that has left her feeling very lonely and very left out.
This is killing me! We talk about how to make friends, talk about what she can do. But at the end of the day, she is still bawling in her bed that she will never make friends. And I feel horrible because I'm not being supportive or loving enough or whatever-enough, and knowing exactly how she feels. I moved into a new school in 1st grade, too (as well as moving in other grades). It's SO painful to see her struggle, especially when I know how acute that very pain is. Seriously, if this is how I feel when my 1st grader feels left out then what the heck am I going to do with bigger issues (especially because I have gone into her school and have seen that she does have friends and people ARE kind to her), ???
This is so hard. I'm telling you, it's like my heart is being stomped on. I don't know how God does it.
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