Chomp, chomp, sniff, sniff...Claire's mommy is in a tiff. Today I was called out of my dance class at the gym because of my sweet little angel, Claire. The child care worker calmly informed me that Claire had bitten another child and drew blood. I felt tears begin to well up in my eyes and she explained that if a child bites they must be immediately removed from the building. My sweet girl a violent criminal, what did I do wrong in my parenting? I went into the child care center and saw her sitting in time out, she looked up at me and flashed her winning smile, "Hi mommy!" I got on her level and attempted not to lose it. I was mortified and so disappointed in my kiddo. I did not raise her to be a menace. I felt horrible for the poor other child that received the wrath of her little teeth. After signing a legal document about the incident, I swiftly escorted my girls out of the building sobbing. Claire went to time out for quite a while and then had to play alone in her room. She is only 2 and a half so I can't keep her in her room all day. This is only the second time she has done this, the other time she bit her older sister AFTER Ella bit her. I read on the web that this is typical behavior for a 2 year old, but it did not make me feel any better. Right now Claire is happily chowing down on her PB&J, while humming twinkle twinkle. What am I doing? I'm feeling guilty about what happened. By now I should come to terms with the fact that motherhood and guilt go hand in hand.
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