Wade was in the spelling bee again this year!!! I am so proud of him just for making it into the spelling bee. Only 25 second graders were put into the bee. I was just so happy that he accomplished that.
He, on the other hand, is my little competitive child. He was saying "I won 3rd place last year so I can win it this year!!!" I reminded him that there would be different people and different words. We had a list of around 420 words to study. He and I spent several hours together studying the words. He did really well.
I don't know if you all remember, but last year the word he missed was "able." He spelled it "abel." While we were studying he had the most difficulty with words that ended in either "el" or "le." I told him that there is no rule to help him with this. These are words you just have to memorize.
Well, this year he got 13th place (which I think is awesome)!!! The word he missed was "towel." Guess how he spelled it... "towle." Poor baby. You should have seen his face. He was so sad. The worst part was that he sat next to me the rest of the time and he could spell every other word that went through. He was trying so hard not to cry. Which means that I was trying really hard not to cry. Poor baby!!!!!!! It hurts to watch your children hurt.
He had calmed down until he realized that one of the little boys that was still in the bee was being pretty silly and bragging about being up there. This is a little boy who is not nice to most of the kids. Wade finally lost it and looked up at me and said "He better stop that right now. He's bragging." This is when he really started crying. I had to take him out of the gym. I made him go to the bathroom and wash his face. I explained to him that the boy wasn't bragging (he really was), but that he was just excited to still be in it. I got him calmed down and we went back in. Then, as I was preparing to leave he got really emotional. I had to leave him upset and his teacher had to comfort him.
Needless to say, I got in my van and started crying!!!!!!! I still feel like crying as I write this. It's not because I'm disappointed. I am SO PROUD of him. I'm just sad for him!!!! It did help him to feel better when the little girl who won 1st place last year got out a few children after Wade. Not because he was happy that she got out, but he realized that it can happen to anyone.
His teacher e-mailed me when I got back to my clinic and told me that he was doing okay. He was playing charades and was happy. She said that Wade discussed his frustrations about the other little boy and she spoke with him. I forgot to mention earlier, but she was the one who was calling the words out. She also wrote that it was really hard for her to be calling the words out and have to tell him that he was wrong. When he spelled the word wrong, she looked at me like "WHAT??!!" She's so sweet and I love that she really cares about the kids and she tries so hard to help Wade meet his potential!!!
I know this is long, but thanks for reading!!! It has been an emotional day. He is fine now, it's just my heart that needs some building up and healing.
9 comments:
Oooooooooooh, that's so hard! We don't ever want to see our babies hurting!
Poor Wade, I know that was a hard day for him & you. We only want the best for our children, and it hurts us when they hurt.
No, Brian is not related to Kyle & Paige. Same last name, and yes, we all went to the same church. But - no relation. Sorry to disappoint - ha!
That makes me tear up!! I hate to see my kids feeling be hurt, that is an awful feeling!
But, Way to go Wade! 13th place is awesome! Spelling is SO hard!
That's tough. Hopefully it will just be something he will grow from. We have all had those times...it only makes us better!
What a hard thing to deal with! I remember being in a spelling bee at one point and getting knocked out and it was one of the biggest dissapointments! I can't imagine how you felt as his mother.
And, I haven't given up on your blogging! I check in often!
Way to go, Wade! I can't wait to get my hands on my little smarty-pants nephew!!
That is so hard. I remember way back in the day when I was in a spelling bee and lost to the word "banana." I spelled it "bannah" because everyone called me Hannah Banana and that is how I thought it was spelled! :) I still second guess how to spell it everytime I write it down. :)
well he didn't any of his spelling ability from his cousin... im the worst speller ever and was never close to being in the spelling-bee! but precious Wade!
I don't know how I really came across y'alls page but good see how each one of you were doing. We missed you all on Sunday. Love you and hope to see you soon!
Lauren
Aw... Life's lessons can be bittersweet sometimes. I think I have the most difficulty with words that ended in either "el" or "le" too!
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