Grandma doesn't know how to disipline

[Nyx]

I always thought that Grandma's would have more experience and knowledge in how to handle children, guess I was wrong.

As I was walking past the front of the store today I walked past two little boys who had found a long bamboo stick (we sell them). I hadn't really noticed them until the stick came inches from my face. I looked down to see the older boy (maybe 4?) grinning mischievously and swinging it at my face. So I asked him if I could have it and he handed it over. Seconds later Grandma finishes paying and says to him "Oh she doesn't want you touching anything, you might break it." Yeah that's why I don't want him waving a big stick at people's faces; he might break it.

[garth1]

I just recently heard a grandmother say to a child" If you don't behave, I'll beat you with a spoon".
I just could not believe what I just heard.
the child asked " do they sell spoons here?"
I was just so taken aback that I couldn't respond!!!

[Imogene]

the child asked " do they sell spoons here?"

Bartender: "No..."
Duck: "Then I'd like a Shirley Temple, please."

[edible_hat]

the child asked " do they sell spoons here?"

No, so you'll have to settle for being stabbed with a fork instead.

[Evil Queen]

What about the Mighty Spork? Can we beat the child with a Spork?

[nomorecarts]

what ever happened to beating children with your hand?

seriously though, paddling used to be the main method of punishment, and those generations turned out fine.

[Evil Queen]

I was spanked. I hav no problem spanking my future spawn (if I bother to have any) either.

[Enjis]

Which is good, because it will hurt less.

"But, why a SPOON, brother?"

LOL!

[Misanthropical]

I was an evil spoiled child when I was with my grandmother. She never once spanked me. She should have since I was such a little shit when I was with her, but my grandparents never lifted a hand or spoon to me.

[loveisuneven]

am i the only one here that actually did get spanked by the spoon!?!
i think it has to do with my mom being italian, and having a spoon always nearby
(also, i did actually deserve it, i was a bad kid... but never in public at least)

[Lace Neil Singer]

My parents always used smacking as a last resort. There was one funny incident tho once, when my little brother was refusing to sit down and be quiet at the table. Exasperated, my mum said, "Sit down and be quiet, or get a smack?". My brother replied, in a chirpy voice, "Smack, please!" We all just fell about laughing, my mum too. XD

[Tito]

Seconds later Grandma finishes paying and says to him "Oh she doesn't want you touching anything, you might break it."

Hey, at least she did not yell at you for daring to ask her precious little bundle of joy to hand over the stick.

She's still an idiot, though.

[SengaKitty]

I never got spanked, and I turned out fine. Ex-idiot got spanked both by parents and by his school... And look how he turned out...

[Lace Neil Singer]

Danger, danger Will Robinson! O_o Methinks this is heading into dangerous waters... Fratching anyone? How about we all go back to the topic, eh?

I can see this granny bewailing the stick being broken over someone's head; only cuz she has to pay for it. O_o Tho, sometimes, grannies can be softer on kids than their parents are. To some extent that's fine, but not if someone else pays the price and gets hurt.

[depechemodefan]

There were these two rambuctious (sp) boys today with their mom. Both were maybe 4. One decided to sit down right in front of the elevator. I was hoping one of our regulars would lurch out and kick him in the head (yes, I'm not nice) but the mom didntn' say anything. Like "honey, get up, someone might trip on you." Then they get on the elevator and jump up and down and mom doesn't say anything, though she looked at me all apologetic.

*Sigh* if you are looking all apologetic, maybe you should do something.