Deathly Silent

(My step-son is 10, and 8 years older than my kids. There is a noise upstairs of my two having a bit of a tussle. There comes an impassioned cry.)

Unidentified Child: “Dad, he’s trying to kill me!”

Me: *shouting back* “Will it be quieter if he succeeds?”

Step-Son: “…not the best bit of parenting.”