[EN-ES] THE EMOTIONAL FIBER OF A TEENAGER / LA FIBRA EMOCIONAL EN LOS ADOLESCENTES

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THE EMOTIONAL FIBER OF A TEENAGER


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My son Sebastian, came into my life to enlighten it and fill it with love, I had him as an adult - at 39 years old - he is, as I have always said, my little gift from God.

He is now 13 years old, a difficult age for them, since he was a little boy he was a very mature child, probably because he spent most of his time among adults.

Sebastian is very sensitive, so since he was little, when he did something we didn't approve of, we talked to him and explained why he shouldn't do it; if it satisfied his understanding, he didn't do it again, if not, he refuted and gave his arguments.

Sebastian is a perfectionist, I have tried not to let that frustrate him as an individual; he is good at his studies, he gets very good grades, he tells me that if he attends classes he has enough and that works very well for him, that is why I let him manage his studies, if he asks for help I give it to him.

He is very independent, sometimes I feel that like every child he is a little bit suspicious, he prefers to do his workshops alone, because he argues that they put half of the exercises and he finishes faster, the same with the expositions, "I expose everything alone, it is not difficult " he tells me.

I have tried to get him to team up with his cousins, so that he can share with them, I am sure that this individualism is due to the fact that he is an only child.

SEBASTIAN AND HIS VISION OF THINGS


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The other day, when I went to pick him up at school, I saw that his face was not as usual, he was sad, one of his teachers that I gave him a ride told me that he spent the day like that. She asked me what was wrong, she didn't want to tell me anything.

I waited to leave the teacher and asked her what was wrong, and it broke my heart to see two tears running down her cheeks, she said: "I got my English wrong ". I couldn't believe it, he is good in English, what happened I asked, to which he replied: "the teacher did a test and I made a mistake in some answers and I got 15 points ".

SOWING EMOTIONAL MATURITY.


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I told him that's not bad,

He refuted that it was, because he had to get 20 points, he knew that answer and he didn't want to make a mistake.

I replied with these words,

"We are human and we are not perfect, at some point we make mistakes, 15 is not bad, then you will get 20 or whatever you want, you are not perfect, you are human".

She looked at me and was silent for a while and said,

Mom, but that grade doesn't go well with the others, because I got a good grade in math, the teacher congratulated me and my presentation was also good, I don't understand how I could make a mistake in English, maybe I'm no good mom, I'm a failure, I don't deserve anything".

I thought about how to explain to him without hurting his feelings

Love, you are at an age where you think everything is bigger than it seems, getting 15 points is good, it's bad if you get less than 10, that's bad and yet, they give you a chance to make amends.

I don't want to hear another, time you say you are no good and all those things you say, you are a smart kid who has always done well and 15 is not bad.

Promise that when you are sad like this, you will think about good and positive things and not negative things, I don't want you to be negative, I forbid it, when you think and go through life thinking that everything will go wrong, you attract bad things.

Only you can dominate your feelings and make yourself happy.

I am sure that he understood my arguments that day, I have not heard him speak so negatively anymore, we must correct that in time and maintain communication, something as simple as a note, for them can be a big problem.


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LA FIBRA EMOCIONAL DE UN ADOLESCENTE


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Mi hijo Sebastián, llegó a mi vida para iluminarla y llenarla de amor, lo tuve adulta -a mis 39 años- es como siempre lo he dicho mi regalito de Dios.

Ahora tiene 13 años, una edad un poco difícil para ellos, desde pequeño fue un niño muy maduro, seguro fue porque la mayor parte del tiempo la pasó entre adultos.

Sebastián es muy sensible, así que desde pequeño, cuando hacía algo que no aprobábamos, le hablamos y explicamos por qué no debe hacerlo; si satisfacía su entendimiento, él no lo volvía a hacer, si no, refutaba y daba sus argumentos.

Sebastián es perfeccionista, he tratado de que eso no lo frustré como individuo; Él es bueno en sus estudios, saca muy buenas calificaciones, me dice que con asistir a clases tiene y eso le funciona muy bien, por eso, dejo que él lleve sus estudios, si pide ayuda se la doy.

Es muy independiente, a veces siento que como todo niño es un poquito receloso, prefiere hacer sus talleres solo, porque me argumenta que colocan la mitad de los ejercicios y termina más rápido, lo mismo las exposiciones, "yo expongo solo todo, no es difícil" me dice.

He tratado de que haga equipo con sus primos, para que comparta con ellos, seguro que ese individualismo se debe a que es hijo único.

SEBASTIAN Y SU VISION DE LAS COSAS

El otro día, cuando fui por él al liceo, vi que su carita no estaba como siempre, estaba triste, una de sus profesoras que le di un aventón me comento que pasó el día así. Me dijo pregunta que le pasa, a mí no me quiso decir nada.

Esperé dejar a la profe y le pregunté que le pasaba, y me partió el corazón, ver dos lágrimas bajar por sus mejillas, me dijo: "salí mal en inglés". No podía creerlo, él es bueno en inglés, que pasó pregunté, a lo que me respondió: "la profesora hizo un examen y me equivoque en unas respuestas y saqué 15 puntos".

SEMBRANDO MADUREZ EMOCIONAL

Le dije eso no es malo,

Refutó que sí, porque debía sacar 20 puntos, él sabía esa respuesta y no quería equivocarse.

Le contesté con estas palabras,

"Somos humanos y no somos perfectos, en algún momento nos equivocamos, 15 no es malo, después sacarás 20 o lo que quieras, no eres perfecto, eres humano".

Me miró y se quedó en silencio un rato y me dijo,

Mamá, pero esa nota no va bien con las otras, porque saque buena nota en matemática, el profe me felicitó y mi exposición también me fue bien, no entiendo como pude equivocarme en inglés, será que no sirvo mamá, soy un fracaso no merezco nada".

Pensé como explicarle sin herir sus sentimientos

Amor, estás en una edad donde crees que todo es más grande de lo que parece, sacar 15 puntos es bueno, malo es que saques menos de 10, eso es malo y sin embargo,te dan oportunidad de reparar.

No quiero escuchar otra, vez que digas que no sirves y todas esas cosas que dices, eres un niño inteligente que siempre ha salido bien y 15 no es malo.

Promete que cuando estés así de triste, vas a pensar en cosas buenas y positivas y no en cosas negativas, no quiero que seas negativo, te lo prohíbo, cuando uno piensa y anda por la vida pensando que todo saldrá mal, atrae lo malo.

Solo tú puedes, dominar tu sentimiento y procurar tu felicidad.

Estoy segura de que aquel día entendió mis argumentos, ya no le he escuchado hablar de forma tan negativa, debemos corregir eso a tiempo y mantener la comunicación, algo tan simple como una nota, para ellos puede ser un gran problema.


Fuentes: Todas las imagenes son propiedad de la autora.




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