The following is an excerpt from Dad Up! by Steve Patterson. Copyright © 2021. Reprinted with the permission of Penguin Random House Canada.
So far in her young life, Norah has not been bullied. I believe this will continue to be the case because, as a Leo, she is already exhibiting lion-like qualities.
As Norah?s parents, we have been very patient. After all, we had excellent training during Scarlett?s babyhood. Also, Scarlett, for the most part, has been a very caring big sister who understands that Norah is a baby and doesn?t know what she?s doing when she grabs our hair, sticks her fingers in our eyes, or in my case, rips my reading glasses off my face and throws them to the floor at every possible opportunity.
Scarlett might believe this is just normal baby behaviour. But I?m not so sure. Is Norah just being a baby, or is she going completely alpha to establish her dominance over our household" I mean, who rips reading glasses off someone?s face, throws them on the floor, then smiles as if to say, ?What are you going to do about it"? Who grasps a cup of water, looks at you, and when you say, ?Don?t throw that!? laughs like a maniac and gleefully chucks it at your face" Who goes up to someone who is sitting down, minding his own business, and punches him right in the testicles"
Sure, she technically can?t form a fist or make a punching motion (yet), plus as far as I know, she is unaware of the male anatomy (which, if I have my way, will remain the ...