[thunderbear]

Yesterday my kids got to go to a Christmas parade and dance in a little town called Edmonton. Well the dance hall is a great little place called Scott's. They have a nice game room for the kids and two securit guards watching over them while they play. My oldest son is Autistic. He has great trouble speaking and has been made fun of by other kids alot. Well last night him and my youngest son were in the game room playing, and my oldest came out crying. I guess one of the kids hit him and was making fun of him. The security guard took him to the booth and let him play with some of the things there. Well when my grandmother was leaving she was getting the kids coats on the security guard walked up and told her "That little one sure slugged the other boy in there". Well this morning when my youngest son woke up and was eating breakfast my grandma asked him why he slugged that other boy. My son just told her "Because he's my brother". Now I never condone hitting or fighting but my little son took up for his brother. If you all knew these two kids you would know that it is usually my older son picking on my younger son and being mean. But that did'nt matter to my young one last night. He saw another kid hurting his big brother and he took up for him. That says alot about my son. Even though his big brother has hit him and not shared with him, he still loves him and won't let anyone do any harm to him. I don't know whether to get on him for hitting or shake his little hand for being such a grown up 7 year old and looking past all the times his brother had hurt him. That mkes me so proud.

[lynn P.]

I'm glad you're proud of your son TBear. I realize your dilema about the hitting issue, but it's a cruel world out there and kids can sometimes be very cruel. I've always told my daughters it's best to try to solve bullying in non violent ways but sometimes a child has to use their own judgement. Your son also proved that family loyalty is important regardless of any past problems with his brother.

[Naturefreak]

(((Thunderbear)))
I'm proud of him too.

[ADHD1956]

Very Proud of the young one!!! Children can be so nasty towards others; picking on others for no reason other than meanness. The young one did well standing up for his older brother.

[Beholden]

Thunderbear,

It's nice to feel proud especally when it is like your youngest son sticking up for his brother. My grandson also has autism, but he is very high functioning but his two sisters really hung in there for him when he gets picked on. I wonder what he would do if his sisters were the ones picked on? They live 6 hours away so I don't get to be there when all that stuff happens.

Hey, thunderbear, you got yourself some boys!