Wednesday, October 01, 2008
too soft-hearted
Poor Rebekah. She's just too soft-hearted for her own good. She frequently breaks down in tears over the slightest hurt feelings, hers or someone else's. Even though we are careful about the television shows and movies that she watches, we are often surprised by what upsets her. Yesterday, I found some old Mickey Mouse cartoons for her to watch. She was happy at first and giggled like, well, a little girl, but suddenly she ran away from the screen crying. When she calmed down enough to talk, she cried, "Chip and Dale are being so mean to Pluto!" Her distress led to a good half hour of crying, during which she was inconsolable despite her insistence that she knew that Pluto was not real, just pretend. "I'm still just so worried about Pluto," she said. We love that she has such empathy, but we also hope that we can help her learn to cope with her feelings a little better.
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Aw! At least you know she is a very empathetic child, which is rare this day and age when so many children are taught selfishness. You and Shannon are doing something right! Hopefully she'll eventually find the right balance and can use it for others' benefit as well as for herself. :) I say this from the perspective of a child who got her feelings hurt a LOT, maybe not to the extent of crying over cartoons, but anyway, I toughened up over the years.
You should have included the bit about the ketchup. :) Rebekah is so sweet.
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