Billy came home from his best friends house crying today. His friend (Logan) has a brithday party (sleepover) this weekend. Turns out, Billy didn't know about it because....he wasn't invited. Apparently Logan asked Billy why he couldn't come to the sleepover, Billy said he didn't know there was one. Logan went to his mom and asked if Billy could stay and Billy overheard them talking, he's not invited because of his diabetes! :arghh:
We have worked SOOO HARD the past two years to not let diabetes get in the way of him being "Billy". He is a kid first, diabetic second. When we are torn between something we always ask "would we allow him to do it if he didn't have diabetes?"
We thought maybe Billy missunderstood so Amber called the mom. He heard right. Amber asked what that had anything to do with him not being able to sleep over and she said she didn't know how to take care of him. We offer to come over and show her, have Billy show her. Tell her that Billy can take care of pretty much everything himself, he just needs to be woken up twice during the night (midnight, and 3am) to check his blood sugar. Told her that HE himself and check, she didn't have to do anything except wake him up, and make sure he eats his snack if he is too low...she refused to allow him to come.
Amber tried once more. "We will come over now and show to how to do everything, if now isn't a good time, we can come over at a time that is convienient for you. If you have any questions while he is there feel free to call us no matter what time it is."
Still no. I understand that some people are scared, believe me, I get it. But how do we tell out 10 year old that his best friends mom won't let him sleep over because she is afraid, and refuses to learn?! <EMOJI seq="1f615"></EMOJI>
We have worked SOOO HARD the past two years to not let diabetes get in the way of him being "Billy". He is a kid first, diabetic second. When we are torn between something we always ask "would we allow him to do it if he didn't have diabetes?"
We thought maybe Billy missunderstood so Amber called the mom. He heard right. Amber asked what that had anything to do with him not being able to sleep over and she said she didn't know how to take care of him. We offer to come over and show her, have Billy show her. Tell her that Billy can take care of pretty much everything himself, he just needs to be woken up twice during the night (midnight, and 3am) to check his blood sugar. Told her that HE himself and check, she didn't have to do anything except wake him up, and make sure he eats his snack if he is too low...she refused to allow him to come.
Amber tried once more. "We will come over now and show to how to do everything, if now isn't a good time, we can come over at a time that is convienient for you. If you have any questions while he is there feel free to call us no matter what time it is."
Still no. I understand that some people are scared, believe me, I get it. But how do we tell out 10 year old that his best friends mom won't let him sleep over because she is afraid, and refuses to learn?! <EMOJI seq="1f615"></EMOJI>