Would You Smack Someone Else's Child?

[icyfroth]

This topic came up on the Yumi and Sami Breakfast Show this morning. Usually I can't stand listenening to them and switch to another station after the mystery voices, but I found this interesting:

Yumi throws an Easter birthday party for her daughter whose birthday falls just before.

She invites a heap of kids. Hides heaps of easter eggs in the park opposite and on a signal, lets the kids loose to hunt for them.

This kid, whose bigger than the rest, races out before the signal and grabs all the eggs before any of the other kids can get them.

This happens several times. Yumi puts on her scary face, reprimands him, but he still does it. His parents can't control him either.

Yumi feels like giving him a smack.

Sami says no way, you can't do that.

Yumi says if there was an invisible bubble and she could've smacked him without any repercussions, she would have.

They asked for listeners to call in with their opinions.

Most said no way, one said yes, one said Yumi should have asked the parents to take action or take their child home.

I wouldn't smack someone else's child.

What would you have done?

[sprinklespowerpuff]

Smacking someone's kid especially in front of plenty of witnesses would be opening yourself up to possible legal action on the parents' part. Definitely not a good idea however obnoxious the kid might be. Yes, ask the parents to cart their brat off.

[**meep**]

Smack? No. I would have asked the parents to take action.  The mother will probably now tell her she should have said something to her rather than on the radio :^O

Who hides chocolate eggs in a park? 😮

I hope the big kid did make sure there were none left behind. 😐

[icyfroth]

Smack? No. I would have asked the parents to take action.  The mother will probably now tell her she should have said something to her rather than on the radio :^O

You wouldn't believe some of the personal stuff those girls talk about on air, about their friends, too.

She once mentioned a "fat koala on a skinny" tree in reference to her friend needing a brazilian wax.

[debra9275]

No way would I smack someone else's child. First I would try explaining to the child why they should 'nt be doing whatever they're doing then I would be asking the parents to take them to the car for awhile if they were spoiling something for all the other kids

[**meep**]

I cant say I have ever listened to the program.  I once accidently switched the channel to "The Circle".  OMG!!

[daydream**believer]

no i wouldnt of smacked him but i would have wanted to.

I would of told his parents to take him home

[kopenhagen5]

I would never smack, period.

Was never smacked, never have smacked.

Like debra said, clear explanations is often all that is required.

[katydidthat]

Well, I HAVE smacked someone else's child.  My brother's son.  I was staying with my brother and my SIL in Sydney, and I took his kids to the park.  On the way home, one of my nephews decided to run through the busy streets ... there I was, nearly 9 months pregnant, with three kids 5 and under, (not counting mine), and he wouldn't stop running - even across roads.  So, there was me, waddling fast to catch up with him, breathless from shouting at him, and when I did catch up, I gave him a whack on his rump.  

I was congratulated by both parents ... who didn't smack ... so this was his first ... he didn't forgive me for years.  BUT, he was endangering himself, me and his brother and sister.  

In general, no I wouldn't smack anyone else's child.  

[**meep**]

Katy, under the circumstances, completely understandable.