Domestic Violence

This morning, Mama wanted to sleep in a bit more especially since I was not crying for milk after waking up and so Papa took it upon himself to play with me. When Mama left the bed and came into my room, Papa was playing the birdie puppet with me. Upon seeing Mama, the first thing he told her was that I scratched his face and left a scar.

Indeed, there was a red line on the left side of Papa's face. Guess what did Mama say? She actually asked Papa to scratch me back. Afterall, in the Old Testament of the Holy Bible, it is in the law that it's an eye for an eye. Mama used to think it's kind of cruel until a pastor told her it is more of mercy instead. Otherwise, it may well be a life for an eye. ;p

Papa gave a very godly answer. He said, Jesus has made things new and there is no need "for an eye for an eye" law but rather, turn the other cheek. :)

Anyway, back to my behaviour. Now that I am more expressive and more interested in exploring my surroundings, I often use my hands as the first contact between me and my object of interest. I love to explore faces and so it's no wonder Papa was scratched by me. Mama said she would feel embarassed if I do it to other children.

I am now the perpetrator of many episodes of domestic violence : kicking, pulling of hair and not to forget, scratching. It was not Mama who taught me these but she and Papa had been the victims of many hair pulling episodes and it really hurts when I pull their hair as they would let out a painful cry. Strangely, it seems like only Mama and Papa would cry out in pain. Nai Nai and many others whose hair I had pulled seemed alright. In fact, Mama tried a couple of times to pull my hair back but it merely made me smile. Of course, she can't bear to use too much strength on me.

Oh, back to the scratching episode this morning, did I tell you my nails were quite long as Mama has not cut it for more than a week? Papa thinks I am smart as I know how to make my contact, then sink my nails into the skin to scratch. Mama certainly doesn't think so. Hopefully, I will grow out of this phase soon.