All good answers.
Practice, Practice, Practice. It's really ok to do!
And remember, whatever you are saying, pretend that your kids can hear you, and will be looking for clues to your 'true feelings.' (Must hide thoses sometimes!)
My favorite was -
'It seemed a better fit for him.'
and my other was: 'He's the kind of kid who needs to 'carry big rocks.'
Either followed by a quick change of subject. Most people just nodded sagely, no idea what they were thinking on the inside.
This reminds me of a dinner party we were at far from home, with my DS way away in another part of the house.
DH said: 'He had so little to do in 4th grade that he bacame a distraction to the kids around him. They kept moving his seat from child to child. He kept right on distracting them. Then when they ran out of 4th graders, they just moved his seat to a 5th grade classroom.'
Not exactly truthful, but a great summary of the feeling of the experience.
Smiles,
Grinity
