OK I am so proud of DS2, he is off on his school residential trip next week for a week, and the teacher gave the class a chance to choose who they wanted to room with, several people put DS2 as one of their choices but no one wanted DS2s best friend (a little boy with mild autism and ADHD, not one person other then DS2 wanted to be roomed with this little boy 
. So DS2 told the teacher that he was sticking with his choice of his best friend and did not care if it was just the two of them in a room (that is what it will now be). The poor little boy has had a terrible time of it lately and been bullied and the school sent a letter to every child in the classes parents saying that with the exception of one boy they were not happy with the behaviour of the boys in the class to this little boy, and the headmistress told me that the "one boy" was my son who had stuck up for and by his friend despite it costing him friends and causing problems for him.
I am so proud of DS2 because at the age of 10 he has more integrity and loyalty then most adults I know. I am proud to have a son like him.