Today I had scheduled a play date with a student of mine and her son. Our boys are the same age and for the Rios kids a play date was long overdue. We went to her son’s school party and the kids ran around all over. Within one minute of not seeing Bernard he comes running to me with a look of terror on his face. I looked at his face and there was sand on his forehead and spit on his shirt. He said a kid hit him in the head with his shoe. The spit might have been his, but as a mother I was shocked. I have 2 things I despise most in life and that is getting hit in the head on purpose and spitting. It wasn’t just getting hit a crossed the head it was with a thong no less. A kid didn’t like Ben sitting by another and just took his shoe off and hit Ben with it. When the kid came back Bernard did get in his face to tell him that was not good, this I was proud of. What a little shitty kid. Who takes their shoe off to hit someone? What disrespect!
Despite the shoe incident, we did have a great day. We went to my friends afterwards and had lunch. Their family was awesome and the food was unbelievable. I had never had such great beans, so soft and the salad was fantastic. The steak was breaded with cheese and a red sauce was then added. It was such a nice experience to find a friend that had kids. I realize how important it is for me to start making these connections for my kids here in Brasil. I have the kids and they have me, now it is time to branch out and meet some friends together. One thing that I know is that I am not 25 anymore. I am living in a foreign country as a mother not a traveler, I thought I’d have a ton of family who would want to hang with me but it didn’t really happen that way. Now we work hard and save our money. Another thing I am learning in Brazil is that if you want something you save for years. I had a student of mine today say that he is already saving for the World Cup Games that will be in Brasil…In four years. Now that’s Dedication.
