Just a quickie post. Had the Exeter crop on Saturday, and just didn't get into it really. I only completed one full layout! I was busy feeling over-anxious about Oliver, who I had left at Crealy for the day, supposedly at their Saturday Club. Turned out that Oliver was the only kid booked on it, and since no-one had bothered to tell me, they suddenly had one child to look after all day....
He was allowed to stay, and I was assured he would be able to join in some activities that were running on site, and that he would be supervised.
Anyhoo, when I arrived in reception to pick him up, I was met with a barrage of 'ooh, we love Oliver' from the girlie receptionists and the activity blokes were full of compliments about him. When he arrived, with the activities manager in tow, he'd had a brilliant time doing archery, abseiling and generally enjoying enjoying himself. Mr Manager said he was a 'fantastic advert for home education' and that he was a great kid. He said he had worked with kids for nearly 20 years, and alot of the home-ed kids he'd worked with had problems with social boundaries, but that Oliver was truly at ease joining in with other children and confident and chatty with adults. (he'd had lunch with the staff)
It is always lovely to hear compliments about your child, but to hear so many good things from so many people, it felt great - I am so, so proud of him. It is fab when he achieves things, and works hard to do something, but to be so highly praised for who he is - just for being him - that's just the best ever. And if he is flourishing like this and showing the qualities I dream of for him - then Mark and I must be doing something right too.
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Well isn't that nice Janice, maybe you can stop worrying about him now!! Jill x
aw, that's excellent :)
(btw, what can you tell me about these crops of yours? Anna is desperate to do something more with scrapbooking but I don't really know where to send her to learn stuff - she spends most of her allowance on a magazine every month, and that day when I was in the Range with her was painful on my wallet! She could just do with some lessons really, but I guess a crop's maybe not the place - what can I do with her?!!)
Hello there! Nice to meet you. Lovely to hear uplifting tales of Oliver's sociability. If I am sure of only one thing in my life, it is that HE was the right thing to do for my boy, and it sounds as though it is perfectly right for yours too. I haven't trawled back through your blog yet, but I will. (oh I will ;))
I was born in Heavitree, lived my childhood by the estuary in Exton, moved briefly age 12 to Exmouth before leaving Devon :( at 14, for the midlands. Migrating further north on marriage, and then further north still, I dream of one day returning.
Catch you later.
xx
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