Owen was playing in the water room with his friend Avree, and I was feeding wade his lunch at a nearby table. A mom that was with our group was in the water room, and she heard another mom go "EWW! He is drinking the water!!" She was referring to Owen, who, clever little man, was using the measuring cups to get water from the water table and drink from. Obviously, that is pretty gross, but obviously a 3-year-old boy doesn't see the problem, lol! But Owen heard what the mom had said ("EWWW!") and knew that she was talking about him. He then put the toys down, and didn't play anymore. He gets embarrassed and heart-hurt so easily, it breaks my heart. I know that there will be many more times in his life where he gets embarrassed and withdraws, and I know that I can't do much more about it than to encourage him to be his amazing self. I hate thinking about how he must have been feeling when he heard the other lady say "ewwww!" at him. I wish my babies would never have to know what that feels like. I wish I could have been there today, to say "O, no big deal! If you are thirsty, let's go get a drink!" With him, quickly diffusing the situation is key to preventing him from feeling bad. I feel bad I wasn't able to do that today.
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