Number One: has learned that he isn't the biggest (in fact he's about the smallest) or the most aggressive or athletic. The boys his age are already quite aware of who is good at which sport, and they compete (as they should). Number One is not competitive. He doesn't spend all day shooting baskets or throwing a ball. He flits from thing to thing and mostly makes up stories. Kids don't get a lot of street cred for being like he is, and even the academics have been on ya moderate success. The other night he asked me what advice I could give him to make him feel better about himself...I gave him the advice you'd expect, about patience and being the right kind of polite and hardworking person, but at nine, how can a kid understand? Hopefully it'll take if we are consistent.
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