<p>I don’t think Dad deserves a medal at all…I think he should find a spine already…he mentions he thought he was king of the castle before baby arrived. That was a big surprise to the wife, and she apparently corrected him in no uncertain terms. He also murmurs vague misgivings about the way the baby is being rasied, but, in his own words, “never dared to criticize her.” If he’s got these issues, stand up and change things, for goodness sake! He is, after all, 50% responsible for the hellion being created right under his nose.</p>
<p>Looks like the only hope for poor Ryland will be his peers when he gets a bit older…they will not put up with his behavior for very long and he will be soundly put in his place - hopefully, he will be bright enough to ‘get it’ fairly early and there won’t be too many painful lessons for him. Although I have a mental image of Mdme. Isabel storming the school gates in full battle regalia to browbeat the administration into punishing ‘those nasty bullies’ who are tormenting her angel…then again, maybe she’ll just send the nanny to take care of it…</p>