If I haven’t mentioned before, HistoryBoy’s best friend is HyperGirl. They are peas in a pod. Forest Gump would say that are just like Peas and Carrots. They have been friends since we moved here about 7 years ago. At 3 years old, kids don’t care about whether you are a boy or a girl, at least HistoryBoy didn’t. He only cared that she liked Thomas trains. So a beautiful friendship began.
HistoryBoy describes HyperGirl as the female version of himself. And what is great about their friendship is that they give each other the space they need. HyperGirl says to me, HistoryBoy is having a meltdown, I’m going home. Or HistoryBoy comes home from her house saying HyperGirl is being too HyperGirly. They know each other’s limitation and quirks and don’t judge. It’s great. And when they have cooled off, they are off playing again, maybe later that same day or the next day.
HistoryBoy and HyperGirl are together most days after school, playing outside on nice days or rainy days indoors on the Wii. They are protective of each other. No one messes with one of them if the other is there. So they both feel safe
We have been lucky that HistoryBoy found such a good friend. It is very hard for HistoryBoy to be comfortable around kids his own age, and make friends. We are working on his social skills, but I think HyperGirl is a HUGE part of the development of those skills because he isn’t afraid to interact with her and tell her “No I don’t want to do that,” or “I want to play this.” I don’t think HistoryBoy’s social skills would be as good without her. If you aren’t as lucky as me to have a HyperGirl, look for a support group, at least one parent should have a child your age or close to it, and hopefully will be able to interact successfully with your child.
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