I have seen this happen, was out once and this 17yr old kid was shopping with his family and i was walking just behind them hearing the argument, he grabbed his mom and raised his fist so i nailed his sorry ass. Just one punch and his mom started on me.....guess it wasn't worth the hassle, shoulda let him beat her if that was acceptable to her

I accidentally hit my mom once with a spatula. Not hard or anything, but I felt horrible about it.

He did it once!

They never have, I'm ole skool about things like that. I hold no animosity towards those who raised me, for tearing my tail up for stupidity.

This reminds me of a Girl Scout sleep over my daughter and I attend, everybody knew each other pretty well. One little girl got mad and smacked her mother's butt, the sound of the collective drawing in of breathe from the rest girls was almost funny, along with the brief silence that occurred as we mothers watched the girl's mom do nothing. Within a week each girl had a thorough reminder to never, ever think about pulling such a stunt.

My children are not allowed to hit one another...let alone me or their father. They know better than to mess with mum Just raising my voice a little is enough to let em know I mean business

meow85 said:

Anyone under that age should too, my boy is three (see previous post) they learn from that age what is socially acceptable and what isn't. If your 16 year old son is punching you then you probably have nobody else to blame than yourself.

PREDOMINANT said:

amen.
I saw this four year old -jump:punch- jump:punch- jump:punch-his mother
it took everything in me not to grab that lil joker and turn him upside down

I promise you- when and if i'm blessed with children- i'm not havin that- even if an infant is pulling and grabbing at your face- you should gently hold their hand and say 'no' firmly- it's starts with them getting that reaction from you after they have clobbered the hell out of you- being a baby/toddler, they may laugh- but you shouldn't laugh back- it's not cute

...Chris Brown....

mdiver said:

my mother said she saw a toddler and his mom walking downtown- and the kid wanted more of something so he went in full out tantrum mode- kicking and hitting his mom, biting- just tearing her up

- my mom said good for her - because she allowed that mess

age and tantrums are no excuse....my theory is you can have tantrums- but you may not hit and kick me

i hit my daddy in the eye on accident once, he was calling me a slut for stopping by the store after school and swung t me....

I think getting hit in the face with a book, getting a plate thrown at me should have been pennance enough, no?
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johnart said:

Oh my gawd, the more you post the more I love you... such language

chillichocaholic said:

Do you also give 'em that mean Gypsy stare to get them back in line? I saw a friend do that once and all problems were solved in 10 seconds FLAT

Amaxx said:

As long as the waters warm .....

Rightly said:

Oh, then she has just learned that she can get your attention that way. Its a form of communication for her.

Every child is different... but she must learn that this is not OK. You know your child best... try something that you know will work into making her learn that the behavior is not acceptable.

johnart said:

Same here - and my father would have done a lot worse.

mdiver said:

See at that point... its simply ridiculous. Bad parenting. How will this kids not end up in jail?

I was a child that grew up in domestic violence.. kids who watch there moms being beat grow up to be violent. I feel sorry for any girl that this boy hooks up with.

paintedlady said:

I had a similar experience when myself and 2 mates came across a girl having 7 shades of shit beaten out of her by this guy outside a pub, i grabbed him and punched him, put him on his arse and she started hitting ME.....WTF...we walked away and told her if she wanted her ass beat down then that was her problem.

Unreal

uPtoWnNY said:

Killed you?

mdiver said:

I see why women let themselves be hit.... but as for me.. if I even see my guy ball his fists... I am out! F**** off and good riddens.
No insecure/controlling man for me thank you!

No. My kid has never raised a hand to me or my husband. I can't fathom her being that crazy or playing crazy to even think about hitting either of use.
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paintedlady said:

I can dig that.

JustErin said:

No, but I'd probably wind up in traction.

Back in the day, elders DID NOT PLAY.

uPtoWnNY said:

you got that right. the quickest way to unleash the kraken would be to try to raise a hand to my mom.

Nah no hitting, nothings that important!....but my eldest is doing that slamming door thing...i find it hilarious this only fuels his anger tho, at this point i resort to wrestling him to the floor followed by extensive tickling does the trick every time ..I WIN

Anxiety said:

Not just parents, either...grandparents, aunts, uncles...they all had license to whip that ass if we acted the fool.

uPtoWnNY said:

even dreaming of riling my grandparents was unthinkable. even as a little kid, i knew what a firing squad was.
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My kids have never hit me...and no I would never let them.

JustErin said:

Same here - we don't hit and that goes for ALL ages !

Ottensen said:

Ohhhhh yeahhhhh Works well with other people as well I've been told I do it when I don't know I am also

Our 14 year old grandson who is 6 feet tall and weighs 146 pounds lives with us and I told him as I told his father..I'll lay your ass out, help you call the police and make sure your underwear is clean cuz you're gonna need them where you're going. If I get arrested then the State can have ya. You did it once, you'll not have a chance to do it again.

NEVER IN A MILLION FUCKING YEARS.

My daughter slapped me once, when she was about two. I knocked her ass to the ground and she never did it again.