I "abandoned" Shannon
It seems like the full effects of Shannon's separation anxiety kicked in this morning when I sent her to school.
She wanted me to go in with her, then sit down with her to eat. Even though her friend was there, she still wanted me to be with her. Then, this other girl came, and I guess when she saw me with Shannon, also wanted her caregiver (her grandma I think) to stay with her, and then she started bawling her eyes out. Given that the table had another 4 girls around the same age, I guess the teachers didn't want the rest of them to get "infected" or affected, so they swiftly took Shannon and the other girl away to distract them.
Shannon kept screaming for me, but the teacher took her away to her look for her school bag to drink water. That was my cue to leave, as anyone would know. So without telling anyone, I left the school. But not without having one last peek at Shannon sitting with the teaching and drinking her water.
Like they say, I "abandoned" her for her own good. Short-term pain, long-term gain!
I think the school just called to say she's doing fine now. Let me ask Celest.
She wanted me to go in with her, then sit down with her to eat. Even though her friend was there, she still wanted me to be with her. Then, this other girl came, and I guess when she saw me with Shannon, also wanted her caregiver (her grandma I think) to stay with her, and then she started bawling her eyes out. Given that the table had another 4 girls around the same age, I guess the teachers didn't want the rest of them to get "infected" or affected, so they swiftly took Shannon and the other girl away to distract them.
Shannon kept screaming for me, but the teacher took her away to her look for her school bag to drink water. That was my cue to leave, as anyone would know. So without telling anyone, I left the school. But not without having one last peek at Shannon sitting with the teaching and drinking her water.
Like they say, I "abandoned" her for her own good. Short-term pain, long-term gain!
I think the school just called to say she's doing fine now. Let me ask Celest.