Dear random old people...

moosegt35

I am shocked at the number of children who run around restaurants, stores, and even church while their parents just sit there and let the kids run amok. Then I laugh and shake my head at the kids whose parents have them on a leash like they were a dog or something. What happened to discipline and controlling your child. And if the kid needs a leash I think there's a bigger problem going on.

This will get a lot of comments I'm sure. If the kid misbehaves, and the parent corrects the kid and he/she continues to misbehave, I see nothing wrong with decking the kid to get their attention. Worked for my parents, and it worked for me.

If you deck my kid, you better make sure you have someone to bail you out of jail.

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If your kid acts like that it should really be you who is decked.

If the only response you have to a child's behavior is violence, then I question your ability to function in society.

If you can't stop your kid from making strangers want to hit you, then I question your ability as a parent.

Alex

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