mykidsmom told me this story to me last night. Avi has a playdate scheduled with a friend from school for Sunday morning. He comes home the other day and says:
“eema, I don’t think I can have my playdate with _____. ” When mkm asked him why not, he said: “Because he has a hole in his heart and if we play it might make it worse.” (or something to that effect).
Understanding that there could be conditions like this, mkm tells Avi that if it were a problem, _____’s parents would have done what was needed to make it better.
The next day at the bus stop, mkm asked _______’s mom about this. She asked ______ and we found out that the day before, ______ had a pimple on his chest that popped and he bled a bit. At school the nurse had to change the bandage, so everyone in class found out that he was bleeding from his chest (a hole in his heart).
I laughed at the story as it is funny. I also felt very proud of Avi at his concern for his friend.