Tuesday, May 22, 2012

First Fight

It's inevitable... but my dear Nui-nui got into her first fight.  Anecdotally, I was told she took her best friend's toy.  And her best friend retaliated by biting her in the arm.

Many thoughts cross my mind...

Did she really take her friend's toy? Or did her friend take it from her first...and Nui-nui was caught taking it back?
She was biten...WTH?? Where'd this kid learn to do that?
Should I teach Nui-nui to defend herself... to bite back? To drop kick and body slam the other kid?

It's really that age-old dilemma... fighting is wrong.  But I rather fight...win the fight...and be accused of being wrong.  Geez Louise.  Goes against everything I've been taught or want to teach. 

Sigh...to be a parent.