Little Fist of Fury

My youngest daughter is a spit firer who amazes me daily. Yes she has a thirst for knowledge, loves running, playing and all things girlie. Until she reduced me to a flabbergasted mother when told that her sweet natured child hauled off and punched a little boy in the eye. I was speechless it is hard to do to render me with no words. I was not expecting this bit of information yes she has become a bit more talkative in class. In her teachers words “she has found her voice.” I have discussed this with her also but I it is like she gets into class and forgets the no talking when asked to quiet down.

When asked and prodded by my oldest on the reason for hitting the little boy her answer was that he was following her around and looking at her notebook. This would follow with her teacher’s explanation that the little boy is one that gets into a bit of trouble. Still as I told my child as she looked at me with her big brown eyes that it is not right to hit. She would not like for anyone to hit her so she doesn't have the right to hit anyone. The proper way to handle issues that she is having in classes is to raise her hand and let her teachers no what the issue is.

Her punishment is not television or dessert till Saturday. Once night time rituals completed and I have read her book I again tell her that she is going to leave this little boy alone. Her response is “well he won’t leave me alone.” I tell her she is not allowed to take it into her own little fist of fury. The fact that she wants to be like her big sister may be the saving grace in raising my little Laila Ali. Something advice our better received coming from a sibling then a parent.   

 Laila Ali