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December 6, 2017

Who Bit My Sister?

Biting, Brothers, and Mob Bosses

 

Norah has gotten bit at daycare a couple times this fall. I’m not psyched about it, but I understand. 1 year old kids don’t have a fully developed vocabulary to verbalize their feelings. They are also still trying to push bone through their tiny sensitive gums. Sounds pretty fun.

And while I do feel ALL the mom guilt when it happens because “OMG my baby got bit because I left her ALL ALONE” I do understand that it just as easily could have happened while she was with me. At a playground. At the library. At our weekly Mike Tyson Baby Boxing class. Some things can’t be avoided.

But big brother Jack is NOT so understanding.

Jack must have heard us talking about Norah getting bit because the next day after it had happened things got SUPER real at drop off.

The Scene: 7:30am, daycare drop off. 6 tiny 1 year olds are sitting around a table eating cereal with their teacher.

Jack marches into the classroom with Norah and goes up to her teacher.

“Who bit Norah?”

“Oh, Jack I can’t tell you that. But she’s okay now. See, she’s happy!” – Teacher

Jack turns to all the little children around the table and his glare turns icey.

“Who bit my sister?”

Silence.

“Who bit her??”

Jack rolls up his sleeves, cracks his knuckles, and a lackey shows up out of nowhere to light Jack’s cigar. Perhaps Jack hadn’t made himself perfectly clear.

“WHO BIT NORAH?!?!?”

1 year olds don’t have a great gauge on when they are being threatened by the toddler mafia so they all just stared back at him for a minute and then went back to their Kix.

I somehow convinced Jack it was going to be okay and that Norah could fight her own battles. But if I had been the one who had bit Norah… man, I would have been shaking in my velcro sneakers…

Don’t mess with Jack’s sister.

 

With lots of love for my little mob boss and my tough little cookie,

Read more!ย The dishes can wait.

 

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: Kids, Mom, Mom Blog, Mom Humor, Siblings, Toddlers

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  1. RJT says

    December 6, 2017 at 7:18 am

    What if Jack is the one who bit her? His whole โ€œtough guy-big brotherโ€ act could be to throw you off the scent.

    Reply
    • Becca says

      December 13, 2017 at 2:04 pm

      That’s actually brilliant…

      Reply
  2. avieira says

    December 6, 2017 at 8:52 am

    That is so cute! He is so protective of his little sister!

    Reply
    • Becca says

      December 13, 2017 at 2:05 pm

      This morning I overheard him tell her “Norah, you’re my best friend in the whole world.” ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  3. Beks says

    December 6, 2017 at 9:00 am

    LOLOLOL! Kids are so funny!

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    • Becca says

      December 13, 2017 at 2:05 pm

      Seriously! From the mouths of babes!

      Reply
  4. Chris Robinson DuVall says

    December 6, 2017 at 9:24 am

    This was entirely to cute! Jack is not playing. Jack is an awesome big brother that will have his sister’s back forever.

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    • Becca says

      December 13, 2017 at 2:06 pm

      Thank you! They are quite the dynamic duo. ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  5. Stefanie says

    December 6, 2017 at 9:57 am

    Lololol hilarious! Especially when the babies went back to eating their kix…Ahhh to be a kid again lol

    Reply
  6. Alexandra says

    December 6, 2017 at 10:56 am

    OMG can you imagine what Nora’s first boyfriend will feel like?

    Reply
    • Becca says

      December 13, 2017 at 2:06 pm

      Poor dude. Or lady. Jack is NOT playing.

      Reply
  7. gadgetsgeek says

    December 6, 2017 at 11:16 am

    Ha hilarious ๐Ÿ˜‚

    Reply
  8. Life Worth the Living says

    December 6, 2017 at 12:20 pm

    Love love love how protective he hos of his sister! So seeet!!

    Reply
  9. Elle says

    December 6, 2017 at 3:36 pm

    Check him out! It looks like Jack takes his big brother role pretty seriously. Lord help her when she starts dating!

    Reply
    • Becca says

      December 12, 2017 at 12:33 pm

      Right?? Luckily she’s a pretty tough cookie too though. Anyone that dates her will need to go through Norah AND Jack and so the outlook looks bright.

      Reply
  10. Meg C. says

    December 6, 2017 at 4:13 pm

    Hahahahaa

    Reply
  11. The Non-Adventures of a SAHM says

    December 6, 2017 at 4:52 pm

    Heโ€™s literally THE BEST big brother ever!

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    • Becca says

      December 12, 2017 at 12:32 pm

      NO ONE messes with Jack’s sister. ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  12. Malkire says

    December 7, 2017 at 11:35 am

    Oh My goodness that is so precious

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    • Becca says

      December 13, 2017 at 2:09 pm

      This morning he told her “Norah, you’re my best friend in the whole world.” <3 <3

      Reply
      • Malkire says

        December 13, 2017 at 3:37 pm

        Totally

        Reply
  13. Jasmine - LoveLifeLaughMotherhood says

    December 7, 2017 at 1:17 pm

    Note to Self: Don’t mess with Jack (print this so when they are fighting when they’re older you can share it)

    Reply
    • Becca says

      December 12, 2017 at 12:26 pm

      Hahaha great idea. I have a picture of him hugging my pregnant belly that I have printed for a rainy day too.

      Reply
  14. projectlifewellness says

    December 7, 2017 at 3:57 pm

    awww i love this so much!! hes so overprotective of his sister <3

    Reply
    • Becca says

      December 12, 2017 at 12:25 pm

      Thank you! He’s a good dude!

      Reply
  15. Kalaw Sarah says

    December 7, 2017 at 4:21 pm

    He’s so adorable. So cute and very protective of her sister.

    Reply
    • Becca says

      December 12, 2017 at 12:25 pm

      Thank you! Super protective. And she’s got his back too. ๐Ÿ™‚ She may be little but she is fierce.

      Reply
  16. kindavoguish says

    December 8, 2017 at 1:49 am

    What a doll being so protective of his little sis! He sounds like an awesome big brother.

    Reply
    • Becca says

      December 12, 2017 at 12:24 pm

      He’s the best! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  17. meverhart37 says

    December 9, 2017 at 10:50 am

    Really funny post. Jack (love that name!) sounds like my big sister Kathryn, who once bloodied a kid’s nose because he threw a rock at me.

    Reply
    • Becca says

      December 12, 2017 at 12:23 pm

      Go Kathryn!! Protect the family!

      Reply
  18. KuminKueche says

    December 11, 2017 at 1:21 pm

    Ohhhhh, so sweet! Loved how protective he’s of his little sister! Much Love.

    Reply
    • Becca says

      December 12, 2017 at 12:15 pm

      So protective! Until she takes his toys.

      Reply
  19. Erika says

    December 17, 2017 at 1:37 am

    Aw, bless his heart! Little Man wanted to do the same last year (someone bit her under the freaking eye), but a 9-year-old interrogating and terrorizing a bunch of 2-year-olds wouldn’t have been as cute.

    Reply
    • Becca says

      December 23, 2017 at 2:19 pm

      But still cute. Don’t mess with little sisters.

      Reply

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