Ellie has been having some issues with a boy in school. We'll call him "Manfred." Apparently, Ellie ripped something of his when they were on the bus together one day. Manfred was playing keepaway with a painting he had made and when Ellie grabbed at it, she got hold of it just as he was pulling it away and it ripped. She told me it was an accident and she apologized on the bus, but he was very angry anyway.
She told me she ripped something else of his at another time, but I forgot the circumstances of that and she said that was an accident, too. So clearly she needs to work on being too rough in general.
So Manfred has not forgiven her and he has been excluding her from things and making it generally clear that he doesn't like her. Last night as I was tucking her in, she said, "I have to find a way to get along with Manfred." It was so funny how pragmatic she was about it.
I told her that she should make sure he knows that she is sorry she ripped his things and beyond that she should just play with someone else and tell the teacher if he is being mean to her. Once I started giving her advice, she stopped wanting to talk about it. So I told her if she wants to talk about it again to let me know.
But I'm sure she will work it out kindergarten-style and she and Manfred will be back to being friends again soon.
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Have things sorted themselves out yet?
She won't talk about it, so I don't know. She did say that he made a mean face at her the other day.
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