Dear Liam,
Yesterday, you FINALLY learned to ride your bike! You'd tried and quit numerous times in the past. You get frustrated so quickly and easily when things don't come easy to you, and you just didn't want to practice to get better. This weekend you finally wanted to try again. I told you to push through the fear, to just truly pedal on through it. We took your bike down to your school parking lot... and you got it almost immediately. I always KNEW you would get it! I was so proud of you, and I know that you were really proud of yourself too. We kept practicing for a while, and by the time we left, you really had it. You're still working on getting better at getting started by yourself, but you get it each time after a few tries. Before bed, you made me promise that we would go somewhere each weekend for you to ride your bike, at least until it snows. You got it, buddy.
I was so happy for you to succeed and gain confidence in yourself. You're having a hard time this year, socially, and it's breaking my heart. I just want you to be kind, and for others to be kind to you. You told me that you sat on the buddy bench at school last week, to find different kids to play with, and that just made me so proud. I told you that I thought that that was a very brave thing to do. It takes a lot of courage to walk away from your "friends" who are excluding you, and play with someone else. I just want you to be happy, sweet boy.
I love you, Liam.
Love,
Mommy
