Not when you love 'em! And I think it's especially hard to watch a kid feel bad about himself for circumstances utterly beyond his control.

I'm not sure there's any more you can do about this, but if I were M's mom, I would be having a long talk about doing the best YOU can do and not worrying about what others can do. Unfortunately, I don't think that's a talk you can really have with someone else's child.

Is there anything M is better at than your DS? Maybe a subtle nudge in that direction for the two of them might reassure M?

I'm sorry!


Kriston