A couple of days ago, I was surprised to see #5 coming down the stairs in tears. As I was trying to find out what had happened, Kate bounded down behind him with a strange expression on her face.
Was that a smirk?!
Me: What happened?
Kate: I beat gor gor.
I went over to #5 and asked him where Kate had hit him. It must have hurt for him to be in tears.
The hubs heard the commotion and couldn’t believe what he was hearing. Besides, #5 has always been the big bully.
Hub: You are crying because your 3-year old sister hit you? You are 9! What’s the matter with you?
#5: She hit me on the head with a stool. It’s very painful.
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| gor gor always to the rescue |
The hubs couldn’t understand how he could have been so silly to allow Kate to continue hitting him if it was painful.
I figured out what it was.
He was not silly.
He just loved his little sister so much that he could not bear to retaliate.
It was the first time she had done this and he probably did not expect that she could hit with so much force.
I gave him a big hug and told him that of course he was never to hit back, but next time, he should restrain her gently and tell her to stop because it hurts.
I called Kate over and gave her a stern look. Before I could even open my mouth, she quickly said, “Sorry mummy. Sorry gor gor. I love you gor gor.”
#5 brightened up and said, “it’s ok” and took her to find some toys to play with.
Little sisters.
I can see her walking all over him.
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