So Sad, and slightly funny.

You may be thinking what the heck is sad about this picture. Well let me explain. The lady next door runs a day care out of her home. When the weather is nice, she lets all the kids play in her back yard. When they are outside playing, we can usually hear them from inside our house. This is where it gets sad, because Jack is a little social butterfly, he'll run out the front door, right up to this chain linked fence and just stare through it wanting to go join the fun. He'll say "hey kids! Hey kids! Can I play with you?" Most of the kids are nice and come running up and say hello. Jack will get so excited they are talking to him, he'll say "hang on", run inside and grab a toy and run back out to show them his toy, or a cool leaf on the ground, or anything to keep their attention. There is this one little boy who is kind enough remind Jack every time he goes up to the fence that he can't play with them. That's when protective anger flares up in me and I take jack by the hand and very loudly tell him that we are going to go do something really fun, like go to the park and get ice cream.
It's so sad to watch your child want something that he can't have. I don't feel comfortable asking my neighbor if Jack can go play with the kids. I wouldn't be surprised if she requested that I pay or something. So, we are just counting down the days until he starts pre-school and gets to socialize outside of the house. Until then, I'll have to endure watching him,like a prisoner, talk to his little friends through a chain linked fence. September 14th, he'll start pre-school!