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Kids and Friends

I have had a disheartening experience this week. My son who has ADHD has been below the emotional growth average of his counterparts. This has unfortunately led to a lot of prejudice. He has been treated so unkindly by boys that are his age. 

There is one boy in particular who has not liked our son from the day we moved in to this neighborhood. He has consistently made life hard for Zach and has changed the attitude of the boys in our neighborhood that used to be friends with Zach. Yesterday it turned to bullying. This boy pelted Zach with snowballs called him names and encouraged other boys to do the same. 

I don't understand this mentality. Why does it seem that some kids are born mean. It makes you wonder about the family and what they have done to create this behavior in their children. Honestly, I don't care if not everybody likes my children. Each of us have our own personalities and some don't gel with others. What I don't understand is why when one kids doesn’t like another kid they have to make life miserable for them instead of just leaving them alone. 

I also have major issues with parents who don't take the things that other parents tell them with some seriousness. Surely if somebody comes to you with something that they have noticed about your children then there is at least some truth in what they are saying. Whatever happened to everybody looking out for everybody else. If you notice something about somebody's children and you say something you get your head bit off, or even better yet the silent treatment. 

All I can say is that I am grateful to people who said something about me to my mom growing up, those people helped me stay out of a lot of trouble.

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