There are some days the one or both of the boys come home and have to ask about something someone said or did that they didn't understand. It's hard sometimes trying to judge the context in which the original conversation or action took place. Sometimes humor is humor but there are times when it's necessary to explain that just because the other kid was laughing doesn't mean it was funny.
Tonight Lucas came home from baseball practice saying that a team mate tried to take his new batting helmet. They each had identical helmets....old mother experience...I put Lucas' name in his. Apparently, the other boys' helmet was older and I'm not sure if he was teasing Lucas or if he was serious he argued that the new one was his. Lucas is very, very protective of anything that is new and solely his but he is also the youngest on the team and conscious of not rocking the boat.
Long story short, Lucas came home with his helmet but was really confused, "Mom? Was he kidding me or not?" I didn't have the answer.....again. I don't want him to be taken advantage of but not leery of people. Humor is not easy to explain....bad humor is worse.....teasing impossible. Think I've found another missing chapter to the adoption books.....Explaining the Unexplainable.
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