Conner
There is a dear little boy on Jonny's bus who has truly made my life happier. He is the friendliest, most cheerful little pudgeball you've ever seen in your life, and it is his warm affability toward Jonny that has made all the difference in Jonny's departure every morning. Jonny used to cry as he left me every single day. Conner is literally always smiling, except for the day that he was pretending he was asleep so that he could "scare" us. Jonny gets on the bus happy now, day after day, because he knows he's going to see his friend Conner. They sit across the aisle from each other.
Today there were two subs on the bus -- the driver and the aid. Conner, clearly no dummy, kept insisting to the "helper" that Jonny sits right next to him on the bus. You could see how excited he was that he might actually get to sit next to him, but the helper made the mistake of asking Jonny the Honest where he sits. I even tried to intercede, knowing that there was no danger of them hurting each other or any other such nonsense, but she said that they had to follow the usual seating. Poor Conner burst into tears.
Being the happy-go-lucky sort that he is, he was pacified shortly thereafter by seeing that Jonny was sitting on the aisle seat at least, on spot closer than usual. He got a special treat when he looked past Jonny who usually blocked Conner's view to our side of the street, and saw me making my daily silly face to keep Jonny -- and Conner --laughing all the way to school.
Today there were two subs on the bus -- the driver and the aid. Conner, clearly no dummy, kept insisting to the "helper" that Jonny sits right next to him on the bus. You could see how excited he was that he might actually get to sit next to him, but the helper made the mistake of asking Jonny the Honest where he sits. I even tried to intercede, knowing that there was no danger of them hurting each other or any other such nonsense, but she said that they had to follow the usual seating. Poor Conner burst into tears.
Being the happy-go-lucky sort that he is, he was pacified shortly thereafter by seeing that Jonny was sitting on the aisle seat at least, on spot closer than usual. He got a special treat when he looked past Jonny who usually blocked Conner's view to our side of the street, and saw me making my daily silly face to keep Jonny -- and Conner --laughing all the way to school.
posted by Natalee at 5:53 AM
2 Comments:
That is precious! I remember my little nephew got bullied on the bus once and I almost wanted to march right on and show that little monster who's bigger than he is. I restrained myself, and my nephew found a friend on the bus. It's amazing how much that helps us to "see them off!"
That exact think happened to us on the first day of school with max. I was soooo thankful for Ethan, because we might not have made it. what's been going on? We need to get together... either just girls or families.
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