Siblings

Last night after an "event" with Loreli where she hit Daniel, hard, I said to Loreli, "I want you to know that this is not how a "normal" sister acts. This is not how sisters and brothers act typically. Usually brothers and sisters will fight some but the way Loreli acts toward you is not the normal way of siblings."

Daniel looked up at me with a tear stained face, sad, and unsure, said, "Oh..."

And why would he know? This is what he has known since he was two years old. Her behavior toward him IS "normal" to him.

Abuse is "normal" for him.

And that breaks my heart.

Re-reading this post, I realize that I need to tell Daniel, repeatedly, that the way she acts is NOT his fault.