THE ROCKWOOD FILES Son's 'yellow light' brings back memories of shyness
Posted: September 13, 2009 at 6:37 a.m.
It happened, as I knew it would. Last Friday I waited, like always, in the line-up of cars and mini-vans outside my boys' elementary school. When my kids' names were called, I peered out the window to watch them run out the double-doors. But on that day, something was distinctly different about the typically joyful exit. While Adam was jogging happily toward the van, Jack was trudging slowly with his head down. "Ah," I thought to myself. "It happened today." The boys climbed into the van - first Adam and then his downcast little brother. Jack, who is usually bubbling over with information about his day in kindergarten, was very quiet which only confirmed my suspicion.
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