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[spiritually]

I made a kid cry today.

I was worried about him, but I think I said it all wrong. He said he was trying to protect me from whoever was following him, then he sprained his ankle so I carried him home, but his parents weren't there when we got there...

Is anyone here good at talking to people in general kids? Any advice?

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[asdamaged]

It sounds like he was lonely. I think he just wanted someone to spend time with him.

ditto

[spiritually]

He has a lot of friends at school and he's not bullied. I was trying to return his nametag the other day and they attacked me because they thought I was whoever keeps following him. Someone locked him in a coffin a little while ago and I let him out, but he ran before I could say anything, but he left his nametag.

[asdamaged]

So maybe someone doesn't like that he's popular? You should call the police. They could have seriously hurt him.

[spiritually]

That's what I said, but.. if it is what I think it is, it probably won't do anything besides get him in trouble.

[ Natsume knows that for certain. ]

[createswithink]

A kid was trying to protect you?

[spiritually]

I got my hand hurt over something and he thought it was the guy who was following him. No one's ever told me they were going to protect me besides Sensei, so it was pretty...

[createswithink]

[ he's not sure whether to doubt that there's something more going on or not... ] Don't tell me he's still crying.

[spiritually]

[ Natsume doesn't know either, honestly... ] He's not. He stopped before we got to his house, but.. [ Natsume still feels bad about it. ]

[energybends]

If the kid feels safe around you, you'll probably get along fine.

[spiritually]

I'm not sure he feels safe around me...

[ He grabbed his arm and yelled at him before he realized what he was doing. It's not like it was hard enough to hurt or anything bad, but.. ]

[energybends]

Then you have to make him feel safe! Share stories and talk.

[spiritually]

I'll try, if I see him again. Sensei returned his nametag for me [ for the low low cost of 200 yen ] so he doesn't really have a reason to talk to me anymore... [ He just assume he won't. :( Wait until tomorrow, Natsume... ]

[snakeinmahboot]

Kids are pretty smart. You should try being honest with him.

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[material_guy]

I'm with the cowboy here.

If it's messy or complicated, being honest with people at least keeps it as simple as it can get.

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[spiritually]

[ What if most people only believe you when you lie? No, he can't ask that... even if he wants to know the answer to that. ]

It's more.. I yelled at him because he wasn't cooperating and was going to get himself hurt because of me. If he kept going the way he was going, it was going to be too late to get help, so I just.. overreacted.

[ It's not like he outright lied this time, anyway. He just got mad. ]

[spiritually]

I've never been good with kids. Not even when I was one.

[snakeinmahboot]

Well, I'll tell you the secret! Kids just want to be treated with respect!

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[spiritually]

It's not like I was trying to be disrespectful... He was going to get himself killed hurt if he kept trying to do stuff like that.

[selfished]

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> being good with kids
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... Wait, so what exactly did he cry over?

[spiritually]

I.. yelled at him.

[selfished]

So you're saying you yelled to a kid and then you expected him to not cry.

[spiritually]

He didn't cry until later, but... he kept trying to run off without getting help even though he's got someone following him and he sprained his ankle. And he was worried about me because of it.

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[keyboardist]

Poor kid. Did you just leave him there?

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[spiritually]

I carried him home after he sprained his ankle.

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[keyboardist]

And you just...left him there alone?