He Took Them Both Down!
*names have been changed to protect the not so innocentJ
When I arrived at school yesterday afternoon to pick up the kiddos, Hively approached and I immediately saw he had some fresh scratches all over his nose.
I said, “Hey Buddy, What happened to your nose? Allergies acting up today?”
His reply, “No. I got in a fight with Olley Bear and Crabby Patty. But it is okay, I won!”
My son is not aggressive and being raised in a family of all women, I worry constantly about him not being tough enough. So when I heard the whole saga of how his bud Olley Bear tried to take his hat and Hively fought him off but then Crabby Patty came and jumped in. In the end, my little Wrestle Maniac defended himself and even though fighting is bad I am happy he showed them his isn’t a good target and in the process gained some self confidence. I was actually proud of him. Is that bad of me? I asked if he and Olley Bear worked it out and he said, “Yes Mom, everything is okay, I said I won.”
I really imagine this was just a case of boys being boys on the playground and so I am not going to be concerned. But hey, I am a girl so what do I know? I was just happy he didn’t run crying to the lunch lady. He took them both down and was happy with his accomplishment.
Of coarse when Red got wind of this incident she kept saying, “Crabby Patty should’ve minded his own business.” She on the other hand is slightly aggressive when it comes to protecting her little brother, so hopefully she didn’t try to set Oley Bear & Crabby Patty straight today.
See, this is why I worry he won’t be able to stick up for himself. I hope she took his, “I won” as an indication that all was resolved. I’ll be picking them up in about an hour so I’ll get back to you should there be any further mention of this.
Tell me, did I do the right thing by letting him know sticking up for himself was the right thing? Some male opinion would really help on this one.
