face the wall

I must admit, I got really lucky with the baby's yaya. She's been around since the baby was two months old and only goes home twice a year. She's totally dedicated to him and I think that's good. My sister, on the other hand, does not have the same luck. She's been through four or five yayas to date and none of them stuck around long enough. Right now, she's between household help so her son is often left here with us. Her son is exuberant and hyper and noisy and the baby is sometimes irritated with him. After a few hours, they end up fighting. The baby is not a naughty boy but he often hits his cousin. I don't know what causes it, only that he does.

This morning, I had gone out with the bf. When I got back, my mom was telling my nephew to stay in the room and not go to the baby. I asked why and she said the baby hit him with garter strips. I don't know where he got the garter but my nephew was crying. I spanked the baby and asked him to face the wall and turned off the television. He lasted for about two minutes and went on to spank me. He knew I was mad at him so he cried. He said he didn't like his cousin that's why he hit him. He lay on the bed and asked for his yaya. After a few minutes, his cousin came to the bedroom and they apologized to each other. Then they played together.

I understand that kids will always be bickering and fighting but I will only allow if it's with good reason. Not simply because they don't like each other. Oh well, if the baby keeps this us, he'll end up facing the wall a for a very long time.