Seek out the good.

In the midst of the mess with the county, I must stop to find the good.

Lucas swam the full length of the pool at the Y for the first time in today's swim lesson.

We spent the afternoon and evening at a friend's house. There were multiple kids who were Lucas's age and older.A child who came to us unable to attend a regular classroom because of disruptive and argumentative behaviors due to trauma functioned today for seven hours with both kids whom he knew and kids he did not, both in a pool and out. There was no bickering, no weird triggering of emotion, no sulking or pouting. He tested me only once, and in a way that was completely age appropriate for a nine year old. It helped that the other kids were kind and went out of their way to include him when he was not yet confident leaving the shallow end of the pool. He didn't even try to argue when I told him that we had to leave.

I'm telling all of you that I noticed these things, but it just occurred to me that I have not told him.

I am going to go do that now.