About a week after ending my relationship with my narcissistic ex, I happened to be hanging out with my sister and her kids.
At one point during our afternoon, my sister’s five-year-old son was playing with the family bunny and accidentally hurt its ear. This wasn’t a big deal — the bunny hopped away, its ear a little bruised.
My sister, observing this, calmly called out to her son: “Hey, you hurt him. Go apologize and try offering him a treat — ”