She then launched into a speech about how my daughter cries all day long while at school. She won't let any one touch her and tends to hide in the corner. I told her that she's always been like that and just doesn't like interacting with most people (sort of like her mama).
She again gave an awkward "uh huh" face and continued. I'm just worried about her because when the other children start walking towards her she sticks out her hand to block them and then starts crying, running away from them. I said...uh huh? She said, well all the other children play so nicely together but she doesn't want anything to do with them.
I said, well, maybe she feels they are beneath her, she can be sort of an elitist (I was joking but my humor went straight over her head). She kept going, does she have trouble at home? Does she have any brothers or sisters or people at home who harm her? This is where my smile disappeared and my mommy claws started creeping from their sheath. I said, well I don't know what you are implying but we are a perfectly normal happy family and I guess she just doesn't like it here.
The teacher said, well she's quite attached to me and often clings to me because she acts afraid of everyone else. Through my gritted teeth I smiled and said, well thank you for looking after her.
At that time, my daughter comes running up to me, tears in her eyes, screaming my name. The teacher (dumb) reached down to grab her instead of letting her run into me. My daughter cold cocked her across the face with her sippy cup and screamed NO!!!!!!! I was instantly mortified as the teacher passed her quickly along to me to which she grabbed my shirt and buried her face in my shoulder.
I had no idea what to say. As a rule, I normally don't apologize for my kids reactions or emotions because they aren't mine to apologize for. The teacher looked at me and said, well, see you next week, goodbye. And walked off. Rarely am I at a loss for words (which gets me in trouble) but I stood there dumb founded. I pulled my wet faced, snotty daughter off my shoulder and said, "Honey, you may NOT hit other people." She looked me right in the eye, smiled out of one corner of her mouth and said, "no tush" (no touch).
The girl likes her space...
I always wonder if someone is going to report me to CPS for all of the bruises my 2 yr old has all over his body because he is a climber and a jumper. One day he took off all of his clothes and made his own slip n slide with the dog's water on the kitchen floor, and as he would slam into the cabinet, he would laugh and laugh...
ReplyDeleteI think if someone is going to ask you accusatory questions, they better be pretty serious or have some good evidence, because most people that work with kids or have them, KNOW that they are all strange and all have their own fears or tendencies that not all of us understand, and that's just the way it is!
I like Miss Lily, and I haven't even met her! She has spunk like her mama!