Regular Ol’ Kid
As I posted before Grace changed schools this year. I thought it was a bit crazy, this being her senior year. I must say what a great change it has been for her. Around the time she switched school she also lost her best friend from the last few years. I’m sure those of us that are a bit older can remember how crazy teen relationships can be. She was able to reconnect with an old friend at this new school and even though she only attends school one day a week, she has made plenty of new friends.
Yesterday was a powder puff football game and dance after. Since she is in the leadership class she is involved with these events and is required to attend.
She took her friend Zach with her for moral support. It wasn’t really needed, since she was welcomed by quite a few kids at school. But it was a good opportunity for him to meet her friends.
Anyway the whole point of my long windedness ( is that a real word?) is to say how nice it was for Grace to just be a regular teen. She was invited to a movie after the school events and just had an all around good evening. Being with Zach always lifts her spirits, but I think feeling that her new friends liked him and that they were included in a non school outing also made her day. It’s always tough to be the new kid, and I wish it weren’t a fact, but being the new and only kid at the school in a wheelchair makes it even scarier. It’s nice for her to feel part of a group and I must say as a mom that sees everything. It’s nice to see her just be a regular ol’ kid
As I posted before Grace changed schools this year. I thought it was a bit crazy, this being her senior year. I must say what a great change it has been for her. Around the time she switched school she also lost her best friend from the last few years. I’m sure those of us that are a bit older can remember how crazy teen relationships can be. She was able to reconnect with an old friend at this new school and even though she only attends school one day a week, she has made plenty of new friends.
Yesterday was a powder puff football game and dance after. Since she is in the leadership class she is involved with these events and is required to attend.
She took her friend Zach with her for moral support. It wasn’t really needed, since she was welcomed by quite a few kids at school. But it was a good opportunity for him to meet her friends.
Anyway the whole point of my long windedness ( is that a real word?) is to say how nice it was for Grace to just be a regular teen. She was invited to a movie after the school events and just had an all around good evening. Being with Zach always lifts her spirits, but I think feeling that her new friends liked him and that they were included in a non school outing also made her day. It’s always tough to be the new kid, and I wish it weren’t a fact, but being the new and only kid at the school in a wheelchair makes it even scarier. It’s nice for her to feel part of a group and I must say as a mom that sees everything. It’s nice to see her just be a regular ol’ kid
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