Ohhh, that little stinker! I was not a fan of spanking as punishment for my kids, and my husband wouldn't spank since his own growing up was...I'll call it 'rather harsh' and he was quite determined to be nothing at all like his family...but biting was my line in the sand. Zoe bit me hard enough to break skin once and I'm not even sure I could have stopped my hand from paddling her butt if I wanted to, a red haze seemed to come over my vision and I learned where the saying "I saw red" came from, it's a real thing! On the third good wallop to her bum you would have thought I was murdering her, her scream was so loud, then she burst into tears and snapped me out of it, and we made an unspoken deal- no biting/no spanking. lol.
I had a slightly similar childhood so have the same mindset! It was totally out of the blue, she has never been a biter before. I was very tempted, I am amazed I managed to stay relatively calm. I can laugh now. Earlier I was like, hey, how the fuck am I the bad guy suddenly!!
It happens. Especially since she's probably still feeling frustrated about having to share mom and dad, biting is definitely a satisfying way to show frustration- take that! LOL! She'll get used to it, soon enough she won't remember a time when she didn't have a brother :)
I definitely don't want to be critical of the good lady since I'm sure she is a great lady, but I would be wondering how the fuck i was the bad guy if I was the one who got bit too ;)
Yeah, I know. It was like everyone turn on the Boomdawg!
Gits, she is finely feeling a little abandoned and upset by the whole thing so I look forward to the day she is that used to it!