to hit or not to hit, that is the question.

this evening e.bomb was doing everything in his power to annoy his older brother. he threw his books, knocked over his legos, mimicked his every word while trying to tell a story... you get the picture. normally i try to let the kid's work their problems out and then step in when things get physical. however, this evening when e.bomb ran up to where oz was playing quietly, knocked his baseball card collection to the ground and took off running, all i could say was, "don't hit him too hard!" when ozzie took off after him. for a second i regretted my words, but what is a mom to do? the good news is that ozzie just wrestled his little brother to the ground like an alpha dog. he chose not to hit even though i had thoughtlessly given him permission. i guess we are doing something right.