Aww, Kendall

I'm feeling for my little girl today. She spent the weekend pretty much distraught and so preoccupied that she wasn't herself at all. Then, after an extra long prayer with me today, she headed to school in tears and with a nervous tummy. Here's what happened (it may not seem like a big deal to some, but to a sensitive and anxiety prone 10 year old, it was a huge deal)... At school on Friday, a boy gave her a note. It read, "do you want to go out with me? Circle yes or no". She started crying when she received the note and answered maybe on paper. Then the day ended. She doesn't like this boy, she doesn't want to "go out" with anyone. She said she was so shocked that she wanted to say no but didn't want to hurt the boys feelings, and therefore answered maybe when she wanted to say no. She came home and cried. She moped around the house most of the weekend with no appetite- both extremely unusual for her. She was nervous all weekend, could not focus her mind on anything happy, saying the scenario kept coming back into her mind. It seemed like the longest weekend. So, this morning, she knew what she had to do but was so nervous he wasn't going to accept her answer and leave it at that or worse, that he would be absent and she would have to wait another day to tell him no. She has been on my mind constantly all day. I can't wait to see her after school and find out how it went. This is definitely one of those situations that will be a great learning experience for her, that I wish she didn't have to go through, but know that it is necessary and a part of growing up...although kids didn't "go out" in elementary school where I grew up!!