Tonya
07-21-2004, 01:16 PM
He is in a basketball day camp this week. He just barely turned 7 and has never played basketball before. All of the rest of the kids are 10-14. There is one other kid that is 8, but he's almost 9.
Jaden is so sad because he can't make it into the 10 foot hoops and the kids are making fun of him. I feel so bad for him, but I don't want to baby him because I don't want him to be to much of a mama's boy. He came home with a black eye from getting fouled yesterday. He thought the kid was mad at him and I explained that fouls happen, it's not on purpose.
I sent him to camp with a few comebacks today. I hope I gave him some confidence without babying him to much. Naturally, as a mom, you want to go beat all those big mean kids up!
I told him to say "You weren't born shooting hoops. You had to learn just like me. If you have a problem with that, come teach me how to make some hoops."
I doubt he'll have the nerve to stick up for himself though. :( Sorry for the ramble.
Jaden is so sad because he can't make it into the 10 foot hoops and the kids are making fun of him. I feel so bad for him, but I don't want to baby him because I don't want him to be to much of a mama's boy. He came home with a black eye from getting fouled yesterday. He thought the kid was mad at him and I explained that fouls happen, it's not on purpose.
I sent him to camp with a few comebacks today. I hope I gave him some confidence without babying him to much. Naturally, as a mom, you want to go beat all those big mean kids up!
I told him to say "You weren't born shooting hoops. You had to learn just like me. If you have a problem with that, come teach me how to make some hoops."
I doubt he'll have the nerve to stick up for himself though. :( Sorry for the ramble.