So, tonight after dinner, we decided to head to the school near our house to check out the playground. When we arrived, it was fairly crowded. The playground was pretty large and had a little area for my guys and then a middle size section for bigger kids and then a really big section for even bigger kids. It was definitely a two man operation, since we have dare devil Lincoln. He was all over the place. Ethan was torn between wanting to play and feeling the need to take care of his little brother. He followed him everywhere. After Lincoln got a feel for the playground, he started looking for "friends." He and I have a totally different idea of what "friends" are. The boy found the bullies! The first bully looked about three. Lincoln walked up and said, "HI!" The boy pushed him. He sat on a bench next to the boy and just smiled....the boy shoved him off the bench. He bent down right in his face to smile at him and the boy threw mulch in his face. (in case your wondering...I took Link away from the situation each time and he kept going back for more-the last time Nate got involved). Then, a little girl about five went up to him and took his hand. He was grinning ear to ear and following her around...until she sat him down and poured mulch in his hair. Her mother quickly stopped her. FINALLY, he found a fourteen month old and started following him around. BUT, his mother kept taking him away. Anytime Lincoln got close to another kid, Ethan tried to pull him away or he would just leave Link there and leave himself. We told Ethan that this was going to be his school when he was almost six. He told us that he thinks he will like this playground. I sure hope the bullying doesn't happen this bad during the school day.
So, tonight after dinner, we decided to head to the school near our house to check out the playground. When we arrived, it was fairly crowded. The playground was pretty large and had a little area for my guys and then a middle size section for bigger kids and then a really big section for even bigger kids. It was definitely a two man operation, since we have dare devil Lincoln. He was all over the place. Ethan was torn between wanting to play and feeling the need to take care of his little brother. He followed him everywhere. After Lincoln got a feel for the playground, he started looking for "friends." He and I have a totally different idea of what "friends" are. The boy found the bullies! The first bully looked about three. Lincoln walked up and said, "HI!" The boy pushed him. He sat on a bench next to the boy and just smiled....the boy shoved him off the bench. He bent down right in his face to smile at him and the boy threw mulch in his face. (in case your wondering...I took Link away from the situation each time and he kept going back for more-the last time Nate got involved). Then, a little girl about five went up to him and took his hand. He was grinning ear to ear and following her around...until she sat him down and poured mulch in his hair. Her mother quickly stopped her. FINALLY, he found a fourteen month old and started following him around. BUT, his mother kept taking him away. Anytime Lincoln got close to another kid, Ethan tried to pull him away or he would just leave Link there and leave himself. We told Ethan that this was going to be his school when he was almost six. He told us that he thinks he will like this playground. I sure hope the bullying doesn't happen this bad during the school day. 
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That's horrible! Where was that child's mother!
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