Tender “Brained”
My son’s school called my home the other day. I was at work and they didn’t leave a message. I called back on the off-chance that someone would still be at the school. The office assistant told me that earlier that day, my son came into the office boo-hoo crying about how he misses his grandmother. At this point I’m thinking, “wow, I never knew he loved my mother in-law like that…he just saw her a few weeks ago.
He tells them that his grandmother died. Of course, because he is inconsolable, they think she just died recently. He tells them, “no, she died before I was bored…a long time ago”.
I asked if the class had been talking about family or death but the teacher said no. He just all of a sudden started crying. I felt so bad. He was referring to my mother who died when I was 16 so he never knew her.
When he and my husband came home, I gave him a hug and asked why he felt so sad as this was the 1st time he’d expressed anything but wonder about my mom. He said, “I don’t know what happened….I was in class and my brain told me about it”.
Wow, life is a fickle thing. You never know what’s going to affect whom.
Comment by Nikki — October 25, 2007 @ 7:03p
Wow it’s amazing how much kids can feel even when they didn’t know the person.
Comment by Honest — October 26, 2007 @ 10:12p
From the mouths (and brains!) of babes…
So wise, so open to things. I think I’ll try to be more like that today.
Comment by Melissa — October 28, 2007 @ 8:49p
I had to laugh long and hard at the ‘my brain told me to’ comment. Sounds just like what one of mine would say.
Comment by asiyasmom — December 26, 2007 @ 3:59p