We talked about a boy who will go unnamed who Thing One said he "beat up."
Awesome Husband Mark was all over him about not hitting etc. and Thing One reported to him that it was no big deal. That it was ok to beat him up because he "wanted to."
(YIKES! I'm already imagining the antisocial things my child will do as an adolescent, but thankfully remember to breathe before jumping down his throat.)
Which is what Awesome Husband Mark wanted to do... but the social worker in me wanted him to talk about it more to explain himself. There had to be more to it than that. He truly couldn't believe that it was ok to hurt someone.
Well, long story short, this kid made him mad and Thing One had enough. Whatever it was - I can't remember now - sharing a toy or getting pushed or something typical of 4-5 year old behavior. I told him that hitting was wrong and that we didn't solve our problems that way.
Thing One responds, No, it's not wrong. Maybe in your world Mom, but not in the world in my brain.
So, I tell him that he has to live by the rules in my world, and while in the world in his brain he can imagine pummeling the guy, he just can't do it.
Ok Mom.
