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Grammy gets a long time out. Find another babysitter for a month or two and maybe consider going back to her after that. [/quote]
No, you shouldn't but the child isn't going to suffer for it.  Some of you are seriously over reacting.
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It doesnt matter. If MIL will not respect my child (and no, hitting is not respectful in any sense) or my parenting, they do not get access.

If you think spanking is great, cool for you. But the second you try and spank [i]my[/i] kid is where you are out of line (not you specifically, the general you/likely boomer grandparent).

A time out works wonders in these circumstances, so long as the parent can afford alternate childcare. I know not all parents have the financial flexibility to do so though. [/quote]
You are over reacting.[/quote]
Then its a good thing you are not my DH or MIL. I feel bad for your child if you allow any rando to smack them if they feel slightly frustrated. [/quote]

Again, your kid is a little sh&t.
Grandma is not a “rando” by any stretch. 
If the kid doesn’t have the good sense to treat his own grandmother with deference and kindness, you are a complete failure of a mother.
Despite what you may think of Grandma’s (or her generation’s) take on physical punishment, the fact remains that this entire discussion wouldn’t even be at issue of you had taught your child how to behave and interact appropriately toward his GRANDMOTHER.

And you were IN the house! Your kid feels so emboldened by you as it is that he had no issue defying his grandmother with you in the next room. And now that you are coming down overreacting to grandma’s frustrated reaction, you’ve just doubled down on his future lack of respect.[/quote]
You are not replying to the OP. My kids are not little sh&ts and no grandparent has ever hit them. My kids know that I have their back and dont allow [u]anyone[/u] to abuse them. [/quote]

DP.  Ok?  But a swat is not abuse.  Never has been, never will be.  So not sure what you are referring to. [/quote]
Swat: to hit with a sharp slapping blow usually with an instrument (such as a bat or flyswatter)
a powerful or crushing blow

Sounds pretty abusive.[/quote]

OP said "essentially spanked" so we don't exactly know what it was. A spank? A swat? A tap? A brush off? OP didn't even see it so it makes no sense to parse words. [/quote]
Youre right - title also says hit. Let's just go with that. Lots of pps trying to downplay "hit" into something more minor. It's much more acceptable to say you "swatted" a child or "tapped them" rather than admiting you hit your child. (or grandchild)[/quote]

Either way, she didn't see it. Grandma touched the child. That's the only fact.[/quote]
Child also yelled "Ow! Dont hit me!" [/quote]

So? Children aren't reliable narrators. Grandma admitted what she did but the child didn't cry and no mark were left. [/quote]

This is why the Asians are kicking our butts. [/quote]

Because their parents beat them to keep them in line and it's not allowed here?[/quote]

[b]They aren’t raising wusse[/b]s. [/quote]

Why do people always say this?  What do you mean pp?  Please define your idea of a "wuss" [/quote]

They knock their kids around to toughen them up. Oh and because their kids made them very very angry. [/quote]

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