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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My sons told me last night that last summer, when I was on a work trip and my husband was working, my parents spanked them after they didn't eat their dinner. I am not surprised (my parents have a terrible temper and this is totally something they would do when frustrated). They told me that they didn't tell me that this happened because they knew I would not let them go to my parents' house unattended. My son said they "slapped him on his bottom real quick". We don't hit or spank. I brought it up with my dad and he admitted it but acted like it was "funny" and that I was "making everything a big deal". What would you do? I told my parents they can no longer be with the boys unattended if this is how they are going to act. For what it's worth, they are both mandated reporters. [/quote]

Free babysitting, you don't get to complain.  Also, my house and my rules.  Next time hire a babysitter and stop mooching off your parents.[/quote]
This is always such an interesting response to me because there's nothing that indicates Op made her parents do it there's nothing that indicates that if the grandparents weren't there she would have hired somebody and paid someone. 
Maybe the grandparents offered to do it and that's why op husband was working. How many times on this board do we hear parents of kids talking about their own parents and like you never let me watch the kids you never let me do this you never let me spend time with my grandkids blah blah blah blah blah Don't hire someone I'll watch them for free but on the same token you're not allowed to have any standards because they're willing to do it for free. 
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