My son mentioned when I congratulated him on a test score yesterday, that getting good grades on his tests was a characteristic of being a nerd. He didn't sound very positive when he said this (which in the past he has seemed to be proud of) so I asked him about it. He has in the past, seemed indifferent to other people's opinions of him and so I was surprised to hear him voice concern over how other people saw him and treated him. Not that I haven't wondered in the past how much of his indifference was for show, his coping mechanism. But it makes me wonder what is happening at school that he is voicing this concern now. How do I respond? Do I talk with his teachers about this? Do I wait and see? Do I start a more concerted effort at teaching him social skills?
Sometimes being a mother is very hard. I don't always know how to balance taking care of and protecting my child with preparing him to face and deal with the world.
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