I guess you could say that in my mind, it was a matter of "when" and not "if", Jakjak gets into a confrontation.
No, he isn't one to start "battles" out of the blue. In fact, he is a kind soul that looks out for kids that appear to be younger (or smaller) than him.
And then there are those times that he gets caught up in playing with other kids. That's the time that he forgets how strong he can be. I have not trained him in martial arts while he was young, so I guess you can blame me (partly, please) for his unconstrained fighting powers. This is because we decided not to introduce him to any kind of violence as he was growing up. We preferred Maisy Mouse to Tom & Jerry. But as hard as we tried, we knew that he would get exposed to other media sooner or later. And with a rather rowdy cousin who dreams of fighting in the army, well, that came sooner than we had hoped.
After some Ben 10s, Transformers, CSIs and Law & Order SVUs, he had been on the action oriented side of the fence. He is on defense though, rather than offense, but it doesn't change the fact that he is rather strong for his age. Especially with that flame foam sword he weilds occasionally. I thought that I could contain it within the confines of the "danger room" (a.k.a. our house), but as kids play to be social, it didn't stay confined. It is controlled mayhem most of the time. At least until Jakjak or one of the other kids take playing hero too seriously.
Jakjak had never been in a real fight. We do get some kids telling us that he had hurt them, but after a thorough investigation, evidence only leads to play related accidents. He (or the other kid) apolgizes and off they go again to play. This is what happened one day when he got dropped off from the school bus. Apparently, he managed to hurt one his bus-mates as they were playing.
We always tell Jakjak to apologize to others if he has not done so (he forgets, sometimes). And he is quick to apologize in real time as well if he is aware that he had done something wrong. We impart him with wisdom on what action to choose in difficult situations. But he is still just 6 years old, and he will act like a 6 year old. With guidance from mum and dad, he does look like he is growing up with more responsibility. That is of course, except when he is investigating a crime scene or chasing off chupacabras.
No, he isn't one to start "battles" out of the blue. In fact, he is a kind soul that looks out for kids that appear to be younger (or smaller) than him.
And then there are those times that he gets caught up in playing with other kids. That's the time that he forgets how strong he can be. I have not trained him in martial arts while he was young, so I guess you can blame me (partly, please) for his unconstrained fighting powers. This is because we decided not to introduce him to any kind of violence as he was growing up. We preferred Maisy Mouse to Tom & Jerry. But as hard as we tried, we knew that he would get exposed to other media sooner or later. And with a rather rowdy cousin who dreams of fighting in the army, well, that came sooner than we had hoped.
After some Ben 10s, Transformers, CSIs and Law & Order SVUs, he had been on the action oriented side of the fence. He is on defense though, rather than offense, but it doesn't change the fact that he is rather strong for his age. Especially with that flame foam sword he weilds occasionally. I thought that I could contain it within the confines of the "danger room" (a.k.a. our house), but as kids play to be social, it didn't stay confined. It is controlled mayhem most of the time. At least until Jakjak or one of the other kids take playing hero too seriously.
Jakjak had never been in a real fight. We do get some kids telling us that he had hurt them, but after a thorough investigation, evidence only leads to play related accidents. He (or the other kid) apolgizes and off they go again to play. This is what happened one day when he got dropped off from the school bus. Apparently, he managed to hurt one his bus-mates as they were playing.
We always tell Jakjak to apologize to others if he has not done so (he forgets, sometimes). And he is quick to apologize in real time as well if he is aware that he had done something wrong. We impart him with wisdom on what action to choose in difficult situations. But he is still just 6 years old, and he will act like a 6 year old. With guidance from mum and dad, he does look like he is growing up with more responsibility. That is of course, except when he is investigating a crime scene or chasing off chupacabras.
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