Posted by jim on October 18, 2005 at 21:01:44 (PST):
In Reply to: What is "absolutely NOT OK" to do these days? posted by Carl on October 17, 2005 at 16:06:12 (PST):
: ... and what do we do about it?
: My grandson at 4 years old told me I wasn't allowed to spank him for bad behavior. I had barely touched him, but it was obviously enough to get his attention.
: After picking him up and carrying him into the living room where his mom and dad were sitting... and after repeating the spank a little more firmly... and after telling them what Sebastian had said and my opinion to the contrary, he found out from his parents that I was allowed to spank him and that he needed to listen when any of us spoke.
: It helped a lot that we had agreed on rules ahead of time.
: My question "what is NOT ok?" is geared toward old time beliefs like "NEVER embarrass your family!" I sincerely believe my dad's leather belt was a good educator.
: To re-adopt community rules might be a good thing. What do you think?
I would have beat his ass. You made the right call.