Covering the flaws?

Karston recently discovered a "bump" under his bottom lip. He was worried that it might be a pimple. I don't know if nine year olds get pimples, but I guess it is possible. We tried to let him know that it is normal and hardly visible, but he was so distraught over it as he went to bed.

As I have mentioned before, there are so many things about Karston that should stand out to everyone he meets, but somehow he has this uncanny way of blending in. Yes he does have a brace on his leg, he has a scar on his back that could cause anyone to think that he wears low ride pants too low, one of his front top teeth is chipped rather severely, and not to mention that his walk has a bit of different stride. Not to mention, he is pulled out of class at school every two hours to take his "Medicine." All of these things make him different, but not any less loved.

As much as these things could cause any person to have low self esteem, Karston takes them all in stride. He really is a strong kid. Yet this one little, nearly invisible, "bump" on his chin has caused him such stress. As I said he went to bed fretting over this blemish, and when I woke him up the next morning his first conversation with me was about a bad dream he had that nigt. Yep, he dreamed that he went to school and all of the kids laughed at him because of his "Pimple."

I guess it is time that we figure out how to be a Chameleon when hormones and natural change, starts to set in. This is a new one for us and just the beginning of how to deal with this stage of life in a child, er, little man that is growing in all kinds of ways.