DryerLintFan
Premium Member
I’m going to lump this with @ajrwdwgirl ’s post because the following is what has me perplexed!
What you described couldn’t be further from my son. He went on an overnight camping trip with a friend’s family last year.. didn’t even want to talk to me when I called! When we’re at an amusement park, sometimes he won’t even let me ride next to him.. either because he wants to ride “alone, like a grown up kid”, OR because another kid talked to him while waiting in line, and they want to ride together.
The thing with him.. is just that he won’t initiate anything! He won’t introduce himself, he will observe kids playing until one asks him to join..and once that happen- he’s completely fine these days! When it doesn’t happen, he’s a little sad.
It’s just that initial meeting... half the time he’ll be playing with them and never ask their names, even after they’ve asked for his. He waits for them to introduce themselves.
Oh, and @dryerlintfan .. I’m so glad that I get to live vicariously thru your adventures with A!! I always thought that I would have a little Disney loving, American Girl loving.. tea parties galore. Funny how life turns out.. and how much fun we can have with the opposite of what we expected.![]()
I would find it hard not to put him in the camp if that's the case. But let him know you'll definitely be not to far away if he needs you!
We recently put A into ballet and they don't allow parents in the classroom. She's only gone a couple weeks now, but she's very hesitant at the beginning of class. After a couple minutes though she gets into it and we have to bribe her with an uncrstable just to get her to leave. Because we know she loves it so much, we suffer through the first few minutes where we just want to wrap her in our arms and take her home, lol.