Re: OT - kids biting other kids

From: SANDITYPES (sanditypes_at_aol.comshazbot)
Date: 12/03/04 

Date: 03 Dec 2004 22:07:44 GMT

>> I agree that there should never be a laugh at someone else's expense
>> and I explained that to him. But how do you interpret his apology
>> letter - "Dear so-and-so, I'm sorry I don't like bears."
>
>In all honesty, I think that is his attempt at making a joke of the
>situation. Instead of saying that he is sorry he laughed at him, or that
>he is sorry that he may have hurt his feelings, he still seemed, to me, to
>be making fun of his choice again.
>
That was kind of my take on it, too. In a less precocious child I might think
he didn't understand what he was apologizing for, but it kind of sounded smart
to me.

Sandi

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