Mommy, what's a hater??

A snowstorm was hitting Boston. I left the office early to beat the traffic. My mom had offered to pick up my daughter and bring her home for me. I was unsettled though. Something didn't feel right, I kept thinking about my Lolo. The snow was starting to come down heavily and I asked my mom if she was sure she'd be able to drive in all of that snow?

It's so weird but I had a pit in my stomach. Finally, I reach home and my mom asks me to come down and help her bring Lolo up. I see my baby safe and sound and I'm good.

Thank Ya Jesus!

But in an instant my mom says, Lolo's teacher said there's a letter in her backpack for you and Q! Damnnnn. Something happened, just like I had been feeling.

I open the letter and the first thing I see is "Incident Report". I'm like "lawd what happened with my child!?!? " Let me tell you, the incident report said "Jade Mitchell was bitten today at school, please be assured that ......" it doesn't even matter what the rest said, I slowly starting seeing red.

Lord, whose parent I gotta smack?

I immediately became very upset that as my child sat during story time another young child (a girl) went over and bit her on the finger. That crazy little child bit skin off of my baby. What in the cannibalistic HELL???? I immediately thought of how scared my child must have been as she screamed out, while being attacked. I'm not even going to lie, I was really hurt by this.... but more importantly, I was....

So here I am with an 18 month old and I have to explain to her in the best way I can, what a hater is.

"Mommy what is a hater?"
Well in your case my precious baby, it's another person who doesn't want to see you happy and winning. It's someone who wants to be you so badly, that they jump out of no where and bite you! Like a damn Ms. Pacman. 

I mean sure, Lolo is a shade connoisseur, she is. She's mad stank at times. And no one likes a stank girl. But, is that grounds to bite her? Oh you're mad because her hair is neatly braided for school each day? You mad because her mama makes her lunch extra pretty each day? You mad because she's the youngest in the class and you miss being that young, even if it was just 3 months ago? WHY ARE YOU MAD?

Sure, I may be a little overzealous with calling this other toddler a hater... ok ok! Maybe a little mean but geesh she bit my baby!!!! Do NOT BITE MY BABY!!!

END OF STORY!!!

-Still So Jaded,
Jae