tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19766666724444291.post2668700189771807785..comments2023-11-03T08:56:37.510-04:00Comments on Project Little Smith: Details D2.01 / A BiteMama Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17489450713167896817noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19766666724444291.post-58762995530967790652015-02-09T21:08:49.829-05:002015-02-09T21:08:49.829-05:00I made the mistake of intervening far too often wh...I made the mistake of intervening far too often when my kids were little. Naturally I was worried about the safety of the younger. But they definitely learned to manipulate me because of how I would (over)react. They are finally just now giving up on all the fighting (most of the time). Sounds like you handled it calmly and gave him the opportunity to think through on his own what he had done. JoKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282621916141807042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19766666724444291.post-78329779163799136572015-02-06T22:14:30.122-05:002015-02-06T22:14:30.122-05:00It is awfully candid and sincere of you to write a...It is awfully candid and sincere of you to write about that little incident from your childhood. If you can still remember it in such minute detail, it means it left a mark and you obviously progressed so much from it. I am sure Lil Smith will find it hard to forget what he did, given how sensitive he is. Having said that, maybe Lil Smith just got carried away with the events. He may not have intended to bite her finger so much as experiment with 'what would happen if i nipped a lil? would that hurt her? And then, what if I bit a lil harder? how would that bite feel like? All unconscious ofcrse...And the fact that he burst into tears when you confronted him, definitely shows remorse. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19766666724444291.post-10320667736039304642015-02-06T21:00:12.449-05:002015-02-06T21:00:12.449-05:00It's funny because I am very aware that this i...It's funny because I am very aware that this is no big deal and typical kid stuff... but I think I was in that mode of thinking 'my kid' wouldn't behave that way. Not because he's superior, but because he's really cautious and thoughtful (it would be way less surprising from Roo, and not just because she's much younger). He's been acting up in a more playful (yay!) but also disobedient (hmmm) way lately. I guess I was having some four year old sophomoric confidence that I knew my kid ;) <br /><br />And yeah, I have always remembered that naughty behavior on my part from way back in preschool. Shameful!Mama Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17489450713167896817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19766666724444291.post-61448561484589137682015-02-06T20:54:40.444-05:002015-02-06T20:54:40.444-05:00Ha, I love your comment! Yes, I guess each of our ...Ha, I love your comment! Yes, I guess each of our moral compasses are continuously evolving... way into adulthood. The ble that cruelty of kids, really good hearted kids, does still shock me. But I suppose the cruelty of adults is far more shocking, if also more complex. Thanks!Mama Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17489450713167896817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19766666724444291.post-67487764986255002542015-02-06T12:19:13.687-05:002015-02-06T12:19:13.687-05:00Oh man, it's those types of things that make m...Oh man, it's those types of things that make me totally overreact as a parent! I think it's hardest when it's the older against the trusting younger sibling. But you are totally reasonable to chalk it up to normal healthy development. I remember doing sinister things as a kid too, and I think it's a healthy way to learn empathy — after all, if you remember (shamefully) your behavior all these years later, it obviously worked! Happy weekend, Lilly!Lauren Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07358496490976869347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19766666724444291.post-5192082729093150492015-02-06T10:59:41.188-05:002015-02-06T10:59:41.188-05:00Hank regularly invites Eliza to swing on our rope ...Hank regularly invites Eliza to swing on our rope swing, only to break out into a sprint for the swing and jump on it before she can get there. Many tears.<br /><br />I hear a lot of people compare their own childhoods to the behavior and experience of kids currently in an attempt to demonstrate some kind of fall from innocence, which seems silly (if Serial taught us anything about memory . . .). <br /><br />And frankly, I still struggle with moral issues like manipulation and empathy. Take care up there in the wintery North!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com