Held Hostage

Carson comes in the door looking like he could literally tear someones head off, dripping wet. Half laughing, I say what happened to you. He didn't know if he wanted to cry or scream or just go crazy. Barely understandable because his teeth were clenched so tight, he says, "Carter soaked me!!!" Come to find out, Carson and Caden and Cael were all on the tramp. We have the net around it, so there is only one way to get out of it. Carter took the hose and was just squirting everyone, and there was nothing that they could do about it! Finally, Carson, with the hose being squirted in his face, jumps off the tramp to come for help. The funny thing is, we have been trying to get them to understand the difference between tattling (just to be a punk) and telling (if someone is hurt or doing something VERY wrong), and also working things out between themselves without violence. Also, if they get hurt doing something that was wrong, we ask them how bad they think we feel for them, in which they reply, "None at all!" If Carson would have beat the crap out of Carter, and I think he could have while the inner Hulk was out, I probably would have told Carter that he deserved it, the little punk. All I could do was laugh, and tell him to go get his swimsuit on then. He looks at me, all anger now gone... OK! And the water fight with all joy was on!