ariel is a sweet kid. he comes home from preschool at 11.30 and would run indoors as soon as he got off the school bus to hug sarah before she goes off to school. when we go to fetch sarah from school, ariel would be the one bouncing on his toes and and looking out for the first sight of his sister when the primary ones come through the gate, and running up to her as soon as he sees her coming, waving and calling saeee-rah! and she being very dao would refuse to be hugged, so he ends up running around her in a semi-circle. the day before sarah had come home reporting that a boy had grabbed her things and thrown them onto the floor. when the adults asked, as we were walking home, did anyone bully you today? and sarah said no, ariel still kept asking, in wide-eyed concern: "did he bully you? did he throw your things on the floor?" i want a brother too!