Everyone who meets Livie thinks that she is shy. They think that she is very quiet. And to be fair, that is the way she acts around people she doesn’t know very well. It’s also the way she acts at school, because the thought of getting in trouble for her behavior is not something she can handle.
It takes her a long time to show her true self to people, particularly adults. She needs to know a grown up for a while. Like years. And folks are always amazed when they get to meet the Livie we live with for the first time!
So while we’re thankful that she is well-behaved at school. And it is probably a good thing that she is wary around strangers (even if she’s known them for a year). We always look forward to the moment that she decides to introduce her true self.