She didn’t think it was a very big deal.
A mum sparked a huge debate online after asking if it was “normal” for her son, 7, to stab his 5-year-old sister in the head with a fork.
The woman said that she didn’t see the incident, but that her young daughter’s head was bleeding when she went into the kitchen.
But as she didn’t see the incident as a big deal, she had her son “say sorry and dinner carried on”.
When her husband returned, however, he didn’t take such a laid-back approach.
She wrote on Mumsnet:
“DS [darling son] (7) stabbed DD [darling daughter] (5) in the head with a fork at the dinner table.
“I didn’t see it, but her head was bleeding when I came into the kitchen. They fight like cat and dog and it’s usually six of one and half of a dozen anyway, so I told him to say sorry and dinner carried on.
“Told DH [darling husband] just now when he got in from the pub and he think it’s terrible and not normal. But I think all siblings fight and they’re only little. AIBU?”
The mum was most likely hoping for people to reassure her that it was a normal sibling spat – but that was far from what she actually got.
Many commenters began to share their shock at the incident, with people insisting that his behaviour wasn’t normal – and that it definitely goes beyond an argument between brothers and sisters.
One person said:
“It’s true they’re only little and it’s normal for siblings to fight. But my reaction would be closer to your DH’s than yours.
“The fact that he used a sharp implement and drew blood – I would be absolutely furious if my 8yo DS did this.”
Another added:
“I don’t think that’s normal. At 7 he’s old enough to understand it would hurt her. Your DH is right.”
Someone else commented:
“I have 4 siblings and we all fought like cat and dog. No one ever stabbed anyone.”
