Tigerle- what was the name of your thread on this topic?
It's really tough right now. DS says that he publicly abdicated his role as "best math student" so that kids would like him better. I admit I did not respond constructively to this new announcement and am still trying to do damage control.
I feel like he is attention-seeking at school because the kids ignore the areas where he has real talent (of course they do, it's 3rd grade). I don't like this trend because he's veering off into self esteem problems and vying for approval.
It's very hard to build him up now that peers and friends are becoming more important. It used to be that my input was everything and now he scoffs and tells me that no one likes him and could I "please, please homeschool him." One playdate in two years at this da&mn school while he has to listen to the fun all of his peers are having together over the summers and holidays (now, I'm just venting).
DS claims that sports are the ticket, and he's terrible and will forever be without friends.
