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having a crap day!!!

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DingleBells · 13/12/2005 09:42

mumis back in hospital as her dialysis line failed last week. Dropped children off at school/nursery as usual this morning but came away with a very sour taste in my mouth!

It is the first morning of the school performances today and the nursery routine was slightly out because the children were all going to need to get changed into their little reindeer costumes![ah...bless] I would usually stay in and get Amelia settled into an activity before saying goodbye.
This morning I left her walking around so I peered in through the window on my way out to see what she was up! There I stood in amazement as a little boy was tugging at her sweatshirt and pulling at her shoulder, she was obvoiusly very unhappy about this, and was holding her hand up as if signing no or stop. She was pulling away from him, dropped to the floor wher he proceeded to slap her round the face several times. She got up walked away and he followed her...
..well by this time I had had enough, walked back around and reported it to the teacher, where it was dealt with straight away and I saw them talking to the boy.
Now I have so many doubts in my mind, how often has something like this happened. I am not saying it is because of Amelia's disability. She may have done something wrong and the boy tried to correct her....but ended up in a bundle...which can happen with any child...
I just feel so down about it all now!

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MARINAtivityPlay · 13/12/2005 09:50

I am not surprised you do Dingle. Amelia was set about by another child, that's appalling. I am sure the slight disorder due to the Christmas plays contributed to him being able to hassle her without a teacher or helper intervening right away. And yes, he could have been trying to "correct" her or even think he was being helpful...
Hopefully when you go back for her later the teacher will make a point of debriefing you and putting your mind at rest. XXX

MARINAtivityPlay · 13/12/2005 09:50

And I'm sorry, I forgot to say that's awful about your mum too. I hope they can do something to help her very quickly

DingleBells · 13/12/2005 09:52

Oh Marina, I still have this little lonely square sitting here too!

So very sorry, what with trying to be prepared for xmas, decorating,the kiddies,the worry of my mum....it's just nothing seems to get done anymore.

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COPPERfeelunderSantasTOP · 13/12/2005 09:58

Oh Dingle. It's possible that the other child was a bit overexcited by the change in the usual routine etc and maybe acted a little out of character, and almost got away with it because the staff were distracted. It doesn't make it feel any better though. Poor little Amelia.

Sorry to hear that your Mum is back in hospital. Do the doctors have any idea when she'll be well enough to leave?

MARINAtivityPlay · 13/12/2005 10:06

Dingle, put the lonely square at the back of your mind for now. A couple of others have been caught up in fraught logistics too, so the stragglers are going be made into a cushion cover in the new year, OK?

DingleBells · 13/12/2005 10:07

It just Sod's law ATM. As well as having kidney failure my mum suffers from thrombosis, so keeping the blood at a consistencey for dialysis is a real issue.

She's had a permenant line in for a while now, but they couldn't get it to work properly until a few weeks ago. Then, everything was looking up,she had her temporary line taken out, and the week before last, she managed to get a slot at a more local hospital. This saved her travelling up to London 3 times a week and knocked about 2 hours off each days travelling. Great we all thought.

Last Friday her permenant line failed and she had to be taken up to King's in London to get an emergency line in. Dialysis through his line is now taking about 5 hours.

Her permenant line was supposed to be operated on yesterday, but was cancelled at the last minute.So at the moment we haven't a clue how long she will be in there for.

I suppose I am just so down about all of this, a stupid little incident just pushed me over the edge. Sorry!

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MulledMerlot · 13/12/2005 10:19

Sorry to hear about your mum Dingle

and what a horrible experience for Amelia

The nursery staff were obviously as mortified as you....so when you get a chance, maybe you could voice your inner fears to the nursery. I wouldnt mind betting that Amelia isnt the only one who has suffers at the hands of this little boy...but it might be helpful to have some reassurance that this was a one off occurrence and that he doesnt generally pick on Amelia.

MulledMerlot · 13/12/2005 10:19

Sorry to hear about your mum Dingle

and what a horrible experience for Amelia

The nursery staff were obviously as mortified as you....so when you get a chance, maybe you could voice your inner fears to the nursery. I wouldnt mind betting that Amelia isnt the only one who has suffers at the hands of this little boy...but it might be helpful to have some reassurance that this was a one off occurrence and that he doesnt generally pick on Amelia.

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