Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Unit 8
Today was a bad day all around. I was at home when my daughter came home crying. She told me how one of her brother's friend pushed her down and hit her. I was angry. I was also more disappointed. I was disappointed that her brother did not come to her defense. This boy was 12 and my daughter was 9. I was always taught that boys do not hit girls. I didn't know what to do. I expressed my disappointment to the fact that my son looks at it as it's her own fault. I feel as if he has not a care in the world as to what happens to his own sister. In fact he joins in on teasing and belittling her. It hurts a lot that my own child looks at his sister as a inconvience rather than family. He has never expressed any love for her or remorse for her when she gets hurt. I really dont know what to do.
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Billie, family dynamics are complicated, aren't they? I have a 13-year-old daughter and a 10-year-old son who share the same relationship that your kids share. Once in a while they are loving and friendly, and then at other times, I just don't understand why my daughter doesn't look out for her brother better than she does. I just know, after growing up in a family of six kids myself, that these things will eventually sort themselves out. Be patient--it sounds like you are doing all the right things!
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