MWW- We can't protect them from everything

This picture is of MK's arm on Sunday. While we were eating lunch Mike noticed this on her arm. It's a toddlers bite mark! Our first thought went to church- someone must have bit her in Sunday School. MK wasn't bothered by us touching it and she wasn't crying when we picked her up. Her Sunday School teacher didn't say anything about a biting incident (and I know they would have if they saw it or if MK was upset about it). But, the marks don't lie!

How did we react?

Was I mad? No. Did I feel sad that MK was hurt? Yes, I'm a mom! Was I upset that church let this happen to my precious MK? Heck no, how can they stop toddlers from being toddlers! Honestly, my thoughts went to this: How can I use this as a teaching opportunity for MK? Even though we try, we can't protect our children from the bad in this world. Given our best efforts they are going to be hurt and betrayed. Instead of freaking out about the incident, we need to teach our children how to react to the inevitable.

This isn't the first time MK is going to be bit by a friend. How do I want her to react? That's how I should act. I need to be forgiving, understanding, rational, not giving a bad report. How is MK going to learn if I don't teach her, show her by example. She will do what I do, not what I say.

Lessons learned and slowly being applied... it's a work in progress.

It turns out MK probably bit herself- she's teething and has been biting herself a lot since Sunday!

Love,
K. Vog