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Those who live in Denver like I do, HAVE to know who Slacker and Steve are....
Well I have them added on Facebook and this just popped up in my news feed.
Her 10yo daughter had a friend over and they were jumping on her bed. She told them to stop because her mom’s special jewelry box was at the end of the night stand, but they wouldn’t listen so she gave them a warning she would swat their butt. They still didn’t stop so she gave BOTH of them a swat on the butt. Did she have the right to discipline her daughter’s friend? Is it her house, her rules?
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This is straight copy/pasted from my news feed.
What do you think?
No way anyone has the right to strike someones else's child. You do have the right to ask them to leave. But that might end up being a punishment for your child.
No way anyone has the right to strike someones child. You do have the right to ask them to leave. But that might end up being a punishment for your child.
...which still would've been fitting, in this case.
...which still would've been fitting, in this case.
I was thinking that the daughter was the one trying to stop the friend. The OP refers to the mothers jewelry box. Maybe the grandmother to the 10 year old.
I was thinking that the daughter was the one trying to stop the friend. The OP refers to the mothers jewelry box. Maybe the grandmother to the 10 year old.
No, the MOTHER told the two girls to stop jumping on the bed.
BOTH girls would not listen.
Either the mothers or the grandmothers jewlery box was at the end of the bed, the MOTHER did not want it to break.
BOTH girls still would not listen.
The MOTHER spanked both girls.
I'd go on the assumption that if you know me well enough to leave your child at my house then you know me well enough to let me discipline your child if necessary. My kids grew up knowing that if they misbehaved at someone else's house they would get a swat, if not from the other parent then from me when they got home. I'm pretty sure it didn't scar them for life.
Why the heck didn't the mother just tell the children to leave the room...and then close the door. There are ALWAYS better ways of diciplining children than using "brute force"...which is really what you're doing if you have to hit a child.....no way would i EVER hit someone elses child, let alone my own....and DubbleT....right,it won't scar them for life....but it sure won't endear you to them either.
I'd go on the assumption that if you know me well enough to leave your child at my house then you know me well enough to let me discipline your child if necessary. My kids grew up knowing that if they misbehaved at someone else's house they would get a swat, if not from the other parent then from me when they got home. I'm pretty sure it didn't scar them for life.
Be that as it may, THESE days, not laying hands on another person's kid can prevent some much more serious problems between parents. I wouldn't have advised her to spank another person's kid even if the kid's parent(s) gave her the Ok. But you do bring up a very good point: No one should let their kid go to another kid's house without speaking with their parents and deciding on the proper discipline beforehand.
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