Monday, September 28, 2009
Touching Spirit Bear:Chapters 20 and 21
Cole is struggling with a lot of things internally. He is struggling with anger, loneliness, and with fear. I think that Cole is making great progress with his rehabilitation. He is learning not to blame others for his anger and he is learning to accept help from others.
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Many of us have difficulty accepting help from others. Maybe that's because doing so shows some vulnerability. Not blaming others is a hard thing as well for many people. Even my own son, who is nine, can't seem to accept blame for his own actions, as if we would love him less if he owned up to making a mistake of some sort. We can't figure out why he feels he needs to be perfect. We haven't tried to make him feel that way. We hope that eventually, he will not be ashamed of admitting mistakes or failure. Those are what make us learn and grow.
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