Daily lessons in resilience
A resilience-building masterclass in two perfectly delivered words.
Recently, Jess, a mother, gave Billy, her school-aged son, a simple yet profound resilience lesson. Billy missed an excursion because of his poor school behaviour.
Addressing his protests about teacher unfairness, Billy’s mum responded calmly, “Oh well!”
Then she busied herself getting dinner ready.
Sideswiped by his mother’s apparent nonchalance, Billy sh…