So as I type, Maia is playing her heart out. But, alas just a few short minutes ago, she was beside herself with grief and I really wasn't sure how to handle it. It seems that she just noticed there is something wrong with me. I think she has always recognized that my gait is different and that I require help walking sometimes, but she never equated that as aberrant. I don't really know why today was any different: her friends have pointed out that I walk differently before or asked about the walker/crutches.
Of course there is no right way to handle this problem. My solution (at least right now) is to keep her talking about her feelings, which at 5 are pretty hard for her to articulate. My goal is to keep her talking so if there is something I can do, I will know. And as a parent, who wouldn't want to keep an open dialogue?
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