knelt beside him.
“Ethan, someone being unkind doesn’t mean you’ve failed. We aren’t going to take away something you love because another child behaved badly.”
He looked up.
“Promise?”
“I promise we’ll listen to you and work out how to keep you safe.”
Michael asked about Oliver.
“He’s my friend,” Ethan answered immediately.
“Did he know those boys were teasing you?”
Ethan nodded.
“He told me they weren’t nice.”
“Then why did you keep eating with them?”
My son looked confused by the question.
“Because they let me sit there.”
