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[quote=Anonymous]5 & 7 year olds got in a fight after dinner... I'd called them to come upstairs for showers and I think my 5 yr old son ran up first and my 7 year old DD might have been scared or might have been trying to be first, but sh scratched his back (I didn't see it til his shower) then DS reached around and hit her in her face, scratching her below the eye.

I exploded at him, yelling in my scariest voice, put him in the guest room with light off, told him I'd take his new toy away, and finally told him he'd be going straight to bed after shower - no book, no cuddles, nothing. I was so angry - one reason I reacted so emotionally is bc DD has 2 scars on her face from him - he threw a matchbox car in her face when he was 2 and its left a bad scar and he scratched her when he was 3/4 on her face and left another scar and I feel so guilty and so sad that her perfect beautiful face has these marks.

Then, when I got him into the shower, I saw his back and got mad at DD - also told her to go to bed. She cried for a really really long time. Like quiet sobbing - not hysterical drama queen crying. She's a super fragile kind of kid and this is the harshest I have ever been with her.

I told both of them that they have to be kind to each other, that I care more about kindness than how well they read or how smart they are, and that they can't hurt each other's bodies.

I also threatened that we wouldn't go to the back to school party this weekend.

I just went and checked sleeping DD and face looks fine - thank god he didn't break skin.

But man, kids are tough. I definitely was too hard on my son at first, but was deeply upset about DDs face...

Interestingly, just a couple hours before, is praised them both for being so cooperative and nice and helpful... Then it all went to shit.[/quote]

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