Yo, Adrian!

Dylan woke this morning, excited to go to school. He informed me that he was going to have a great day. He would listen, sit on the alphabet rug when asked, not act crazy, and not say any bathroom words.

When I got to the school at the end of the day, Dylan's teacher said that she needed to speak to me.

Dylan had gotten into a fist fight. He did not throw the first punch. That bully who's been picking on all the kids from the very first day did. Dylan hit him back, just once, and then went to tell his teacher. His teacher made this bully come over so that Dylan could confront him, and tell how he felt. (The Dylan was MAD!)

I looked over Dylan, and he didn't appear to have any physical injuries. He said the kid punched him in the belly, but it didn't hurt. He later rationalized that it must be because "he's not strong; his Mama cuts the crust off of his sandwiches, and that's where all the vitamins are."

Dylan said (of course) that he hit him back really strong in the belly, like Spiderman.

I am proud of him for defending himself and "using his words" to then express himself.

I won't take any more actions regarding this situation, because the school has called a conference with the bully's parents. If it happens again, though, rest assured that I will have a no-holds-barred with his mother behind her minivan.