Considering that he’s growing up with three sisters, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that poor Tage has been hen-pecked pretty much from the get-go. Generally speaking, he’s a mild-mannered little guy, most often content to let things slide for the sake of peace, even when he knows he’s getting the short end of the deal.<\/p>\n
Imagine my surprise, then, when in the middle of yet another of Petra’s rants I heard him tell her, sternly, “When I say ‘be quiet,’ you be quiet, or I will bite you as hard as I can.”<\/p>\n
That sort of thing being unacceptable around here, no matter how much one is provoked, I called him in to me for a little chat. He leaped to defend himself, pointing out that even though the threat failed to quiet her, he did no biting. I granted him that, but reiterated that even saying it wasn’t okay, and that if he had a problem with someone, he should come to me or Olof instead of resorting to violence.<\/p>\n
As tends to be his wont, he agreed without further protest, and went back to whatever game they’d been playing. I admit, though, that in my own mind I was giving him a little pat on the back for standing up for himself. Keeping the peace is one thing, but I don’t like to see him let the girls ride roughshod over him. And they will, given an inch. Oh, how they will.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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