Saw something disturbing at Montgomery Mall yesterday.

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Anonymous wrote:It isn't okay though. Don't teach these lunatics it is okay to hit children. It's okay?? What a bunch of shit.

of all the idiotic posts on this thread, this one is the most idiotic. She's not telling anyone hitting is ok. She's just saying all be be all right, calm down. It's ok is another way of saying calm down without actually saying it because we all know telling someone to calm down has the opposite effect. But then if you had life experience outside the Internet, you'd know that.

Saying it's okay and then leaving without doing anything else isn't helpful. A 2 year old doesn't need to be told it's okay. I would ask the child if she's okay and then tell the granny quietly that it was inappropriate.

Did you read PP's post? She said she would say It's OK to the grandmother and the child, to defuse the situation. Defusing the situation is helpful, criticizing the grandmother is probably not.

I did read it. A 2 year old doesn't need to hear "it's okay" though. Wording.

Uh, yes a 2 year old does need to hear "It's okay." Haven't you ever seen a small kid get hurt at the playground then look at their parent or caregiver to gauge their reaction before crying? All humans need to be told "It's okay" when they're upset, but ESPECIALLY a 2 year old.

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Anonymous wrote:It isn't okay though. Don't teach these lunatics it is okay to hit children. It's okay?? What a bunch of shit.

of all the idiotic posts on this thread, this one is the most idiotic. She's not telling anyone hitting is ok. She's just saying all be be all right, calm down. It's ok is another way of saying calm down without actually saying it because we all know telling someone to calm down has the opposite effect. But then if you had life experience outside the Internet, you'd know that.

Saying it's okay and then leaving without doing anything else isn't helpful. A 2 year old doesn't need to be told it's okay. I would ask the child if she's okay and then tell the granny quietly that it was inappropriate.

Did you read PP's post? She said she would say It's OK to the grandmother and the child, to defuse the situation. Defusing the situation is helpful, criticizing the grandmother is probably not.

I did read it. A 2 year old doesn't need to hear "it's okay" though. Wording.

Uh, yes a 2 year old does need to hear "It's okay." Haven't you ever seen a small kid get hurt at the playground then look at their parent or caregiver to gauge their reaction before crying? All humans need to be told "It's okay" when they're upset, but ESPECIALLY a 2 year old.

But she just got slapped by her caregiver. She didn't fall by herself.

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Anonymous wrote:If my 2 year old caused a baby to get hurt because of not listening, I would paint his barn door red. Nuff said.

LOL. Nutter.

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I would have told the old biddy to stop acting like white trash in public.

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Anonymous wrote:It isn't okay though. Don't teach these lunatics it is okay to hit children. It's okay?? What a bunch of shit.

of all the idiotic posts on this thread, this one is the most idiotic. She's not telling anyone hitting is ok. She's just saying all be be all right, calm down. It's ok is another way of saying calm down without actually saying it because we all know telling someone to calm down has the opposite effect. But then if you had life experience outside the Internet, you'd know that.

Saying it's okay and then leaving without doing anything else isn't helpful. A 2 year old doesn't need to be told it's okay. I would ask the child if she's okay and then tell the granny quietly that it was inappropriate.

Did you read PP's post? She said she would say It's OK to the grandmother and the child, to defuse the situation. Defusing the situation is helpful, criticizing the grandmother is probably not.

I did read it. A 2 year old doesn't need to hear "it's okay" though. Wording.

Uh, yes a 2 year old does need to hear "It's okay." Haven't you ever seen a small kid get hurt at the playground then look at their parent or caregiver to gauge their reaction before crying? All humans need to be told "It's okay" when they're upset, but ESPECIALLY a 2 year old.

But she just got slapped by her caregiver. She didn't fall by herself.

So she doesn't deserve to be comforted?

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Anonymous wrote:It isn't okay though. Don't teach these lunatics it is okay to hit children. It's okay?? What a bunch of shit.

of all the idiotic posts on this thread, this one is the most idiotic. She's not telling anyone hitting is ok. She's just saying all be be all right, calm down. It's ok is another way of saying calm down without actually saying it because we all know telling someone to calm down has the opposite effect. But then if you had life experience outside the Internet, you'd know that.

Saying it's okay and then leaving without doing anything else isn't helpful. A 2 year old doesn't need to be told it's okay. I would ask the child if she's okay and then tell the granny quietly that it was inappropriate.

Did you read PP's post? She said she would say It's OK to the grandmother and the child, to defuse the situation. Defusing the situation is helpful, criticizing the grandmother is probably not.

I did read it. A 2 year old doesn't need to hear "it's okay" though. Wording.

Uh, yes a 2 year old does need to hear "It's okay." Haven't you ever seen a small kid get hurt at the playground then look at their parent or caregiver to gauge their reaction before crying? All humans need to be told "It's okay" when they're upset, but ESPECIALLY a 2 year old.

But she just got slapped by her caregiver. She didn't fall by herself.

So she doesn't deserve to be comforted?

Absolutely. An adult coming in and asking her IF she is okay and speaking to the crazy lady would be more helpful. Coming over and saying it's okay sweet girl , got slapped today? Man that sucks. Okay, leaving now. But it's okay! It's okay.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't slap my kids, but I really don't think this is CPS worthy.

If slapping a 2 year old in the face in public isn't CPS worthy, what is?

A lot worse happens to many kids. A lot worse.

+1 A slap is not a CPS worthy investigation. As PP stated, there are sooo many worse things that grownups do to kids that are indeed cps worthy. CPS has enough horrible child abuse cases (think pliers, burns, belts, sexual abuse, etc..). I really don't think we should divert CPS' attention to a kid who was slapped, as cringe worthy as it may be to some of us.

Except, you know, a lot of people don't call CPS over what they see because they assume it's a one time thing or don't want to get involved or whatever. And that's how you end up with kids being tied to the walls and no one reports it because no one realizes how bad shit is at home. News flash, people are usually a hundred times worse at home than in public.

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Anonymous wrote:Yikes. You must all slap your toddlers. You're all in need of parenting classes.

Oh fuck off. Just because someone disagrees with OP's assessment and has out of control reaction to what she believes she witnessed - we are being accused of abusing our toddlers and are all in need of a parenting class? who are YOU?!?

Klassy! Clearly, it struck a cord with you. Slapping a child across the face is only done by someone who has NO business being around a child. It is barbaric. Perhaps it it common place around your trailer park but I assure you, it is terrible parenting!

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Anonymous wrote:100 bucks says they are black.

Well usually the grandmother's are much younger

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Anonymous wrote:Yikes. You must all slap your toddlers. You're all in need of parenting classes.

Oh fuck off. Just because someone disagrees with OP's assessment and has out of control reaction to what she believes she witnessed - we are being accused of abusing our toddlers and are all in need of a parenting class? who are YOU?!?

Klassy! Clearly, it struck a cord with you. Slapping a child across the face is only done by someone who has NO business being around a child. It is barbaric. Perhaps it it common place around your trailer park but I assure you, it is terrible parenting!

Yup.

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Anonymous wrote:100 bucks says they are black.

Well usually the grandmother's are much younger

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Anonymous wrote:I don't slap my kids, but I really don't think this is CPS worthy.

If slapping a 2 year old in the face in public isn't CPS worthy, what is?

A lot worse happens to many kids. A lot worse.

+1 A slap is not a CPS worthy investigation. As PP stated, there are sooo many worse things that grownups do to kids that are indeed cps worthy. CPS has enough horrible child abuse cases (think pliers, burns, belts, sexual abuse, etc..). I really don't think we should divert CPS' attention to a kid who was slapped, as cringe worthy as it may be to some of us.

Except, you know, a lot of people don't call CPS over what they see because they assume it's a one time thing or don't want to get involved or whatever. And that's how you end up with kids being tied to the walls and no one reports it because no one realizes how bad shit is at home. News flash, people are usually a hundred times worse at home than in public.

except you don't know. You haven't witnessed worse, you shouldn't assume. Having CPS called on a family can be quite traumatic for the kids.

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Yeah being slapped isn't traumatic. It's just a day in the life of an abused child.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah being slapped isn't traumatic. It's just a day in the life of an abused child.

Certainly isn't any "big deal" in Amish culture where physical and verbal abuse of children in the name of discipline is quite common.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah being slapped isn't traumatic. It's just a day in the life of an abused child.

Certainly isn't any "big deal" in Amish culture where physical and verbal abuse of children in the name of discipline is quite common.

How deep are we going to the bottom of the barrel to defend this behavior now? The Amish?! Really?