Uncomfortable Eye

Because I'm a piano teacher, I have seen many ways that children respond to hard or uncomfortable situations. If a song gets tough, one might stop to use the restroom. Another might ask for water. Another might start popping her wrist joints, or even her chin. I've seen kids start playing with their noses. I have seen the occasional fist pounding, but most of the "tells" are subtle... or at least the kids think they are.

At Jared's first appointment with Dr. C., he started rubbing his eye. I wondered if she had a cat and he was allergic. She said she didn't have a cat. His eye got so bad, I had to flush it with water and hold a compress to it. The next time at Dr. C.'s his eye started reacting the same way. My mom noticed his eye a few days later, and wondered about the big purple bruise-like area. I said that was from him rubbing it a lot. I figured that he must be allergic to something at Dr. C.'s office. That was my belief, until yesterday's meeting with the school district.

The school district evaluator said, "He kept rubbing his eye. He's never done that before. I wondered if he was allergic to something in my office." Interesting. When the testing gets too uncomfortable for Jared, does he rub his eye?

Look at the crossing of the hemispheres!

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7