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I had a very interesting conversation with Zaya last night. My 11 year old, who’s in the 6th grade and she’s at middle school with her brother. And you know she’s in the 6th grade, but it goes to 8th grade, so there’s some older kids. And so she kept talking about this one boy in her class and she said Mommy, he’s so naughty. Like he’s always disrupting the class and this and that. And you know, when we got in trouble because he wouldn’t be quiet and she was really upset about it. And I told her, I said, I understand your frustration, I said, but also consider showing him some compassion because we don’t know what’s going on in his life. We don’t know why he’s so problematic or troublesome when he comes to school. I said. I don’t think anybody wakes up and says today I want to irritate the whole class. So I don’t think anybody wakes up and says let me see how I can mess up everybody’s day. I said, I don’t think that’s the intention. So why don’t you pray for him?
She’s like, no, mommy. I just think he’s bad and I just think he himself. I talked a little bit more about compassion. And so I. Asked her, I said has there ever been a time when you didn’t follow the rules or you broke something and you got in trouble and that was what you planned to do. You woke up and said, I’m going to get in trouble with my mom and dad today. She was like, well, no, I said it just kind of happened. You made some bad choices. And maybe you were a little frustrated until you were mean with your brother. And you did some things and said some things I said that’s happened a few times. Was that your intention to wake up and get in trouble that day? And she said, well, no. And I said, so why don’t you try having compassion for this young guy instead of joining the class? You know, when they’re talking about him getting in trouble, why don’t you extend some Christ like kindness to?
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