Peacemaker

K-bao put on her peacemaker hat recently in a dispute between the eldest and the youngest in the family.

Here's how it went down. C-bao had just finished her nap, and K-Pop had gone in to pick her up and change her. Now C-bao has been moody and finicky of late, and decided in the moment that she wanted her mum, and indeed, that she wouldn't quit crying and hollering until mum was found.

After several minutes of failed negotiations by K-Pop, K-Mum finally appeared and took the spoiled little tot into the study.

Predictably, C-bao immediately flipped over to her angelic Dr. Jekyl personality. When an exasperated and somewhat miffed K-Pop appeared a few minutes later in the study, she tried to reconcile using her patented Hi Tactic (namely, raising a hand to wave at K-Pop while calling out in exuberant tones "Hi! Hi!" to signal she was interested in peace and willing to let bygones be bygones).

K-Pop, who has also been moody and finicky of late, decided to ignore the olive branch. The Hi's continued, followed even by a couple of "Sorry! Sorry!s," so K-Pop finally turned to give the little one a stern talking to about her moodiness. He then stalked off moodily, leaving C-bao with a hurt expression on her face and calling out "Ba ba! Ba ba!"

That's when K-bao, who had been a bystander throughout this sequence, sprung into action. First, she hugged little C-bao and patted her head with a "That's OK, C-bao. Do you want me to go get Daddy?" Next she tracked down K-Pop in the living room and made the following appeal.

"Daddy, C-bao wants you!"
"I know, K-bao, I hear her."

"But Dad, she's little! Forgive her!"
...(Stunned pause)..."I have forgiven her, K-bao."

A few seconds later:
"But she doesn't feel loved!"

That did it. Guilted into action by the psychological insights of his 5 year old, K-Pop went back into the study and made peace with his little one.

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God."