Little B had not behaved well. At school, he'd hit, pushed, spit on and licked other kids. Simone decided that little B would be "suspended" for the day.
They started the day at 7:50 by taking the 13 year old to school. Then little B and Simone ran a few errands before heading out to walk the dogs. Afterward, it was time for physiotherapy. They went to the library... Barely time to catch their breath and it was time for lunch.
Simone decided that the day had dragged on long enough. "Do you want to go to the beach now?"
Little B stared up at Simone, bewildered. "Really?"
"Really," Simone assured him.
And so they packed up the car with sand toys, towels, sunscreen and swimsuits. The beach was nearly deserted.
"Hi!" Shouted little B to a small group of children.
One of the children waved back at little B. Encouraged, he strutted toward the kids. Within seconds, he was splashing in the ice cold lake water with them while Simone wondered how long she might be able to stand the heat.
Two hours later, fully sunned and with slightly frozen toes, Simone and little B headed back to the car.
Sometimes a little sun and sand is just what the doctor ordered.
And little B did not hit any other kids the following day at school.
(But he did jump on one of them. Darn. That wasn't in the rules now, was it?)
No comments:
Post a Comment