By BaWanda - 30/06/2014 23:39 - United States - San Diego

Today, I smacked my kid on top of the head for spinning the display rack while I was looking at greeting cards. It wasn't until he dramatically screamed and dropped to the floor wailing that I realized he wasn't my daughter. FML
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BoltTheSuperdog 22

And you're first reaction was to resort to physical violence (instead of at least a verbal request/warning for them to stop) without even confirming that it was your kid, let alone the same gender? In my opinion, YDI.

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toowie_fml 20

Does that really deserve a smack in the first place?

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SarahSehhati 40

I really don't feel like op beat the kid down like some of you think happened. It was probably more like a pop! stop doing that! and since the child got hit by some rather than thier parent it freaked the child out!

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BoltTheSuperdog 22

But that's just the thing; we don't know exactly how it all went down. Everything we speculate about the situation is merely an assumption until we can get a follow-up.

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kaseyyeahh 7

doesnt matter. op didnt even look at or talk to the kid before hitting it and thats seriously ****** up. and for something so stupid too. if you cant discipline your kids without hitting them you dont deserve to have any.

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91hayek 31

Hope they sell greeting cards for "I'm sorry I hit your kid." Also, where was your child?

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LissaMccracken 23

So... he got smacked for nothing AND mistaken for a girl... **** his life, not yours :(

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sweetbliss3 37

he tried to smack his daughter, but instead turned out to be a random boy, not his kid.

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TheNenemon 15

you mistook a guy for your daughter just because he was fooling around, and then hit him? rather uncalled for to be honest :/

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howsthisforaname 34

As a child whose parents would hit as the first resort for every perceived misbehaviour I can tell you that hitting is not a good way to discipline. It builds distrust and resentment and has a limited window for being effective. As soon as they are big enough to hit back you are in trouble. My parents never set up any system of discipline other than hitting and it backfired big time.

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slyde32 12

my parents slapped me, but usually after a warning, I turned out just fine

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Soundslikeothers 15

You would hit her for spinning a display rack? hell I do that and I'm 27. I can't imagine what you would do if she actually did something wrong

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griffin1992 9

I'm all for disciplining children. These kids today are too sheltered. People need to stop over reacting... Although OP should be more careful about disciplining your own child lol

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kaseyyeahh 7

if you cant discipline a child without hitting it you dont ******* deserve to have one. especially if you dont even give it a verbal warning, or even LOOK at it, as op did.

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tralulilulalala 20

You are an awful parent if the first thing you do when your kid is not behaving is hit him. I hope you learned something from this experience OP. YDI

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WMFG16 14

The kid obviously needed diciplining. Yes it's bad you smacked another person's child, but it was an honest mistake. Besides, where were their patents?? Why were they not supervising the kid? And, why have they not ingrained respect and manners into their child's life? This one could really go either way.

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doodlecloud 26

The kid was spinning a display rack...not exactly throwing produce on the floor or insulting strangers.

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kaseyyeahh 7

literally all the kid was doing was spinning a rack. a simple "stop that" would suffice. if you cant discipline a kid without hitting it you dont ******* deserve to have one.

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