My son got sent to the principals office yesterday.
Tenth day of kindergarten.
Yeah that's right. Now here's the deal, I'm having a little too much trouble not being a little proud... he punched a kid who made fun of him or called him a name, or so I am told.
While I don't want him to be picking on other kids and I certainly think violence should always be a last resort, I'm still a little glad he's already able to stand up for himself. And maybe some of it is I'm a little impressed that he hits well enough that one shot got him sent to the principals office.
Maybe I'm a bad parent but I taught them both how to throw a good punch. We play the punch game where we pretend to box and I let them hit me in the stomach as hard as they can. I don't really want them to have to punch other kids, but I do want them to be able to do it well enough that if they HAVE to they can get the job done.
And its like prison. You either beat someone up or become someones bitch the first week of school right? Heh. Bet that other kid will think twice before he picks on Alex again.
I'm a terrible person, heh.
I totally wouldn't write this stuff if he could read it.
1 comment:
Ya, that's a fine line to walk. I think there's something to be said for teaching kids to let things roll off their backs, instead of going into full out rage/defensive mode. But I'm not for getting walked all over either. Make sure he knows he IS strong and he doesn't need to use it against the weaker who resort to teasing/picking on others. I think there is more quiet respect in that. Mr. Gabriel simply resorts to screaming at the top of his lungs when frustrated/being bossed around... we're working on that and Ms. Bossy.
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