But, however, Joseph is only five, so I’ll spill the beans on him. I got a phone 
call from his teacher this morning. Apparently Joseph had punched a little girl in the stomach at recess. Yep, you heard me. So, what is a Mom to do??? Call Dad of course!! Dad couldn’t go to the school, so Mom had to. When I called Joseph out of the classroom, it took all I could do not to scoop him up, laughing. If you could have seen him, so pitiful, it reminded me of a character off the Little Rascals (that's a pic of Porky from the Little Rascals). His clothes were a little sideways, hands in his pockets, shoulders slumped, a nervous grinned sprawled across his freckled face – one that turn into a frown once he saw at he wasn’t going to be able to charm his way out of this one. I understood then why Joshua got away with so much when he was little. It’s hard to look at those freckles and big brown eyes and be upset! But, I picked him up and put him on the bench outside of the principal’s office – ya know, trying to use a little scare tactic. Apparently, the little girl took his ball and he reacted, and I think, much to his own surprise, he knew he’d messed up as soon as he made contact. 
But, when it’s all said and done, we simply, absolutely, do not hit, kick or punch girls, and for the most part, boys either. Period. So, I told him that he had 3 apologies to make – two teachers and the little girl, and that unfortunately he’d have consequences when he got home. I know that “consequences” is a big word for a 5 year old, but the sooner he learns that consequences, good or bad, come with every decision, the better. He understood because when I asked what he thought was going to happen, he said “spanking?” and I said, “yep.” And, of course, he has a whole day to shake in his boots until Daddy gets home tonight – too bad he did at morning recess and not afternoon recess. I do feel a little sorry for him. I think Joshua has only spanked him twice in his lifetime, but both were warranted and something he won’t forget. So, when Daddy has to get involved, you know you messed up big time. But, and I quote, “I’m not going to have a son that beats women because I didn’t nip it in the bud in the beginning.” Sound melodramatic, but Joshua does have a point – kinda like weeding – get it out of there before it takes root. So, needless to say, it's been an interesting morning. Oh, did I mention that I soon as I got finish conversing with Joseph that I played the good samaritan role - helping a very sick little girl to the bathroom, that was just lovely....
call from his teacher this morning. Apparently Joseph had punched a little girl in the stomach at recess. Yep, you heard me. So, what is a Mom to do??? Call Dad of course!! Dad couldn’t go to the school, so Mom had to. When I called Joseph out of the classroom, it took all I could do not to scoop him up, laughing. If you could have seen him, so pitiful, it reminded me of a character off the Little Rascals (that's a pic of Porky from the Little Rascals). His clothes were a little sideways, hands in his pockets, shoulders slumped, a nervous grinned sprawled across his freckled face – one that turn into a frown once he saw at he wasn’t going to be able to charm his way out of this one. I understood then why Joshua got away with so much when he was little. It’s hard to look at those freckles and big brown eyes and be upset! But, I picked him up and put him on the bench outside of the principal’s office – ya know, trying to use a little scare tactic. Apparently, the little girl took his ball and he reacted, and I think, much to his own surprise, he knew he’d messed up as soon as he made contact. 
But, when it’s all said and done, we simply, absolutely, do not hit, kick or punch girls, and for the most part, boys either. Period. So, I told him that he had 3 apologies to make – two teachers and the little girl, and that unfortunately he’d have consequences when he got home. I know that “consequences” is a big word for a 5 year old, but the sooner he learns that consequences, good or bad, come with every decision, the better. He understood because when I asked what he thought was going to happen, he said “spanking?” and I said, “yep.” And, of course, he has a whole day to shake in his boots until Daddy gets home tonight – too bad he did at morning recess and not afternoon recess. I do feel a little sorry for him. I think Joshua has only spanked him twice in his lifetime, but both were warranted and something he won’t forget. So, when Daddy has to get involved, you know you messed up big time. But, and I quote, “I’m not going to have a son that beats women because I didn’t nip it in the bud in the beginning.” Sound melodramatic, but Joshua does have a point – kinda like weeding – get it out of there before it takes root. So, needless to say, it's been an interesting morning. Oh, did I mention that I soon as I got finish conversing with Joseph that I played the good samaritan role - helping a very sick little girl to the bathroom, that was just lovely.... 