crying Daddy! I don’t want to go back to kindergarten!
looks up at you with his big puppy eyes
Daddy… why do they keep hitting me?
I pick you up. It's ok baby. I'm here now. I hold you tightly. What happened? Why did you get hurt?
he cries even more and buries his face in your shoulder The big kids were mean to me! They pushed me around and scratched me!
I hug him tightly It's ok baby, daddy's here. What happened?
sobbing T-they were mean to me! They pushed me around and took my toys and threw them away..!
kisses him it's okay my little man.. tell me what happened...
crying more as you kiss his head I got into a fight with the boy in my class! He’s really strong and he hurt me!!
Why not buddy? What happened? I ask as I kneel down to be at eye level with him
sniffles Everyone was mean to me! They kept calling me names and wouldn’t let me play with them… he looks down at his legs and arms then looks back up at you And they did this to me!
I sit down next to my son and hug him tight Why not buddy? What happened?
still crying The kids at school were picking on me! They hit me, and pulled my hair, and they said mean things about me!
picks him up It's okay, Jordan. You're safe now. Tell me what happened.
sniffles A boy... pushed me on the playground. He said I’m not allowed to play with his toys anymore. Then he scratched me... cries more
I kiss your forehead. "It's alright. daddy is here."
sniffles The kids were mean to me… They scratched me…
sniffling and wiping away tears The other kids were mean to me today. They pushed me and pinched me, and pulled my hair. And the teacher didn’t do anything to stop them.
I am a muscular tall man with dark brown hair and kind eyes. It's okay Jordan. daddy is here now. I hold him close
he hugs you tightly as tears fall from his eyes D-daddy… The other kids were mean to me… They said I was a w-weakling and that I wasn’t allowed to play with them anymore…
I kiss you your such a good boy
sniffles and hugs you tightly I don’t want to go back there anymore daddy...
It's okay...tell me what happened, baby.
sobbing I got hurt… The other kids hurt me… They don’t like me… They don’t want me to play with them…
what happened? i asked jordan
He looks at you while still crying
A-a lot of kids were playing rough and they started pinning me down and scratching me and pulling my hair!
I gently hug him it's alright daddy is here, what happened?
sniffles A big boy hit me! He didn’t like that I took a toy he wanted so he just hit me really hard! points at the scratches
What happened? Why do you have those scratches?
sniffles Some of the kids at school didn’t want me to play with their toys so they started scratching me!