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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FIL and his wife want our preschooler to come spend a weekend with them.  Great, no problem, kid loves them.  I was talking to FIL and telling him a little about our son and how he may need to do some timeouts if son gets a little nuts.  FIL says "oh, I'll just give him a little swat, that always makes them pay attention!".  I said no, that's not ok, we don't hit our son or use spanking as a punishment.  FIL says "my house, my rules!".  I got off the phone quickly.  I'm inclined to not send my son now.  I don't want to retaliate with "my kid, my rules", as that sounds kind of petty (even if it's what we mean) but I'm also just not comfortable sending our son into a situation like that.

What am I missing here?  Is there any reason to not pull the plug?[/quote]

This IS a serious matter and a big deal, in my book. I'm fiercely anti-corporal punishment in any shape or form, and if it were my child, any visit with Grandpa would be supervised. Your FIL told you in no uncertain terms that he's not going to stick to this very important rule concerning how you and your husband parent. He basically told you you can't trust him on that regard - and, to his credit, at least he was upfront and honest about it. You should do the same concerning visits. Give him a choice between supervised time with his grandson, or no time with grandson at all.[/quote]

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