Building friendship through support groups - Part 11
To create a support group of your own, visit Support. In the meantime, here's the latest installement from Sarah and Joan's group. To read the series, go to Friendship.
My child is highly sensitive.
Clearly exasperated, Mia chimes in. “And when we confront these children with their behavior, they are hurt beyond belief. I’m talking about a little slight on the school playground, or a negative comment from the teacher, those everyday assaults that life throws their way. My son seems so fragile and easily bruised. He reacts way out of proportion to any adversity. Of course his sensitivity isn’t only over hurt feelings. Mark can’t bear to have anything rub against him. The tag on the back of his shirt feels like a knife scraping his neck. He is troubled by the seams on his socks and any new clothes. He flat out refuses to wear anything but previously worn clothes, broken in and soft on his skin.
“Nicholas hates smells,” I add. “Fragrance of any kind drives him crazy, and if it’s a cream or ointment, we are talking major upset. I don’t know how he does it but he can tell, all the way from the kitchen, when I put lotion on my legs in our second story bathroom.”
“Graham detests noise unless he’s making it,” Maria adds. “He sticks his fingers in his ears in class. He cries when we turn on the stereo unless we keep the volume way down. He barricades himself in his room when his brother watches TV. But look out when Graham’s in the mood to make his own noise. His screeches are deafening.”
