Today, there have been many times that Colin has come to me after getting hurt…

So when Colin came screaming and crying after being hurt saying that Xavier hurt him… we reacted by checking Colin out and asking Xavier what happened but he wouldn’t say… and Colin was too upset to be understood except for the mentions of Xavier hurting his head… we told Xavier that we were not too happy with what had gone on…

Because Colin was still so upset, Simon took him into the computer room alone so that he could calm down…. leaving Xavier with me, but of course Xavier wanted to follow his dad and brother so he stayed next to the door and listened to the conversation inside…

When they came out, Colin was calm and came to me and Xavier tried to explain to Simon what happened… Simon couldn’t understand so Xavier showed him…

The boys had taken a playmat that we have and had tied it to the railing of the top bunk… Xavier was in the play castle and was holding the other edge of the playmat and Colin tried to use it as a bridge… Xavier wasn’t strong enough to hold his brother’s weight and Colin fell to the ground and hit his head… so yes, Xavier “let go” and yes… Colin got hurt because of that…

But was anyone in the wrong? Not at all…

I feel bad that I presumed that Xavier had done something wrong but I am so glad that we don’t believe in punishments…

In the end we all laughed together and I am pretty sure that both of them learned their lesson…

It is called “gravity”…