So far this year has been the same. She gotten in trouble once for "excessive talking" but I mean who didn't see that one coming at some point and time??
Then there's yesterday...
In P.E. Mallori told Little Girl A something and told her not to tell Little Girl B. Well, being little girls, the Little Girl A tells Little Girl B. In true little girl form, Ms. Mallori is not happy. However, instead of yelling the normal response of "you're not my best friend anymore," or something of that nature, Mallori HITS Little Girl A. Not slaps, not pushes, HITS. TWICE. Once in the arm and then in the face!
Ahh! What happened here? Can it get worse.... of course it can. Of all of the kids to hit, Tyler used to work with Little Girl's A's dad.
Then, it could have been worse. Mallori did say she apologized. She also brought me her note as soon as she got home from church. And she endured her punishment silently. She had to go to bed as soon as she finished supper and did not get a story. (I think given the choice of no story or cut off an arm, she would pick the latter.) This morning, she could not watch TV after she got ready. She had to write an apology note to Little Girl A, and tell her mother what happened. Tyler is also going to tell her karate teacher, and we have promised to take her out of karate if it EVER happens again.
We also reinforced the fact that we love her, but her behavior was very disappointing and hurtful to Little Girl A, Ms. Gardner, Daddy, me, and her mother. Ms. Gardner even told me today that Mallori was still upset today and apologized again. She said she told Mallori that today was a new day and she and Little Girl A had forgiven Mallori. We all make mistakes and it's ok as long as we learn from them. She still had to sit out at recess. (Yes for those of you with kids in school. She skipped Yellow and went straight to Blue!)
I guess she'd been good in school for so long, it all bottled up and came out at once!!
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