Last night at dinner, during best and worst, Olivia shared that her worst of the day was a boy in her class pushing her. I can only described Brian’s anger with the amount of time steam flew up from his ears, 63.5 seconds. Then he eventually asked her what she did. Like a lady she asked him to stop, then she told the teacher.
This is where Brian’s expertise came in. He told her that if it happened again to (and I quote) “drop him.”
I just shook my head knowing there wasn’t anything I could say at this point. He was already moving this discussion from the dinner table to the family room. I suspect so he would have more space to demonstrate how he wanted her to “drop him.” Understandably the kitchen table got in the way of that.
Here is what transpired:
6 comments:
this post MADE my morning! I love it! This is exactly what my husband would have done too! It's been raining here for a week straight... I needed a good laugh!
Its like Im reading my own life and husband.
This is a perfect example of how mothering and fathering are NOT the same. Love it!
Street fighter passing on his knowledge... i love it.
Ha! Thats whats Dads are for ... Way to go B-Weezy!
Starting around when I probably 12 and on up my Dad would periodically hold up his hands and tell me to punch them until it was "hard enough". He taught me which part of my hand I should hit with. I was then instructed that if (and particularly as I reached dating age) anyone tried to really hurt me or to force me to do anything, that I had his permission to hit them - and that was how hard I should hit. I never had to use it, but personally I think that all girls (especially dating once again) should feel empowered and ok to stand up for themselves. Something about my dad teaching me and giving me his permission made me feel more confidant and able to stand up for myself before real problems ever arose.
*Note - Um, I think in an elementary school setting telling a teacher is a great solution. :)
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