Karate Kid

I feel traumatized! All of this because of a playground bully....and she was only 2 years-old!!!

I'm looking into turning my children into full-fledged "Karate Kids"! My daughter will start preschool in January, so I have a few months to prep her. My son will follow suit next year. Neither of my kids are overly aggressive, rather they are quite the opposite. Oh sure, they'll fight with eachother, but they've never raised a hand to another child. We've taught them that hitting/pinching/punching/biting/etc is NOT okay, and they seem to have accepted that.

Fast forward to today, and I wish I would have taught them karate! They were both victims of a 2-year-old bully. SHE DREW BLOOD...LITERALLY! Now I'm sure her intention wasn't to lacerate their flesh, but that's exactly what she did. Both my children have claw marks on their cheeks which I tenderly cleansed & rubbed with an antibiotic ointment to prevent infection. So who's fault was it?

1. The mother's fault? Well, she was truly mortified by the whole ordeal, apologizing profusely & administering lectures & time-outs to her daughter.
2. The monsterous child's fault? Hmmmm...she's only 2. Plus, she didn't have fiery demonic eyes which screamed "Spawn of Satan".
3. My childrens' fault? Should they have defended themselves better? But they're so gentle by nature.
4. My fault? I've never really taught them to fight back. I always try to instill a sense of compassion, forgiveness & understanding.

So here I am, trying to figure this all out. How will I handle this when my children are off to school? Most likely with antacids for the ulcers I'm likely to develop...no doubt!

I suppose my first step will be to treat them both to some s'mores after their nap, after which I'll take them to their first karate lesson!