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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Long story short, I think ExDH is struggling with the kids ages 6 and 8 on his weekends, since normally they are packed full of soccer practices, play dates, he takes them a lot of places on the weekend too. I think it’s easiest for him when he keeps our kids buys.

Apparently yesterday the kids were riding bikes in front of his house. They were told to stay within sight. DD ride too far where my EX could barely see her and he yelled for her to come back and she ignored and kept going. He had to chase after her and she thought it was funny making him run after her. He didn’t feel like she was taking what she had just done seriously, so as he walked her back inside very upset he spanked her. My DD told me her version of this phone, and then my ex told me his version. I’m very upset because this is already a traumatic time, he doesn’t need to be adding to the trauma. We do not spank and this certainly in my opinion did not warrant that strong of reaction. I would have just taken the bike for a couple of days and talked about safety. I’m worried this is going to become a pattern since your youngest DD can be quite a challenge. What can I do? [/quote]

Daughter could have been killed. What husband did was appropriate.  Let things go and move on with your life.[/quote]

This OP. Team ex-DH here. The spanking might have taught her a lesson.

My DD 7 was trying to show off and go fast in her bike with the neighborhood kids. I was at our doorstep. She was on the sidewalk at the corner of our cul de sac a few houses down and was going to cross the road. There was a Fedex truck in our cul de sac, she did not see him start moving, I was screaming at her to stop and she didn't listen and started moving right in front of the truck while the truck was moving too. Thankfully the truck (these guys are usually brash and driving fast in our neighborhood) stopped either because of my screams or because he saw her. She crossed the road. After that I screamed at her and asked her to get back inside. I did not care what the neighbors who were outside thought of me yelling at her. I took away her bike and told her she will get it when she is more responsible. No spanking here but she heard a earful from me. Its been 2 weeks since she rode that bike.

Every time I think about it it scares me (her laughing and just going in front of the truck). Worst part is I am not usually outside when she rides her bike with the other kids but stood outside that day just for a little while. I keep thinking what if I wasn't there and did not scream so loud for her to stop. I think I am yet to recover from that.[/quote]

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