To think any parent would do the same? Or am I bonkers

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On holiday in the buffet eating dinner all I could hear was my son crying walking from the bar with his juice in his hand. I thought oh maybe he fell over so DH went over to him. Turns out that this little girl that has been picking on him for the past 2 days her dad has grabbed DS and twisted arm so tight he broke his skin and dug his nails into him. (German family)

DS has been coming to me about her saying she keeps pushing him and sticking her fingers up since they arrived. DS finally got annoyed and pushed her back earlier on in the day and she told her dad. So dad got his own back on DS.

I ran over to DH as he was shouting at the dad and the dad was just smirking and something just came over me and I punched him in the face.

Never in my life have I punched anyone and I didn’t think about the consequences at the time I just kept looking at my son he was in flood of tears.

It was the weirdest feeling I have never felt adrenaline like it.

aibu? How would you have handled it? The hotel did absolutely nothing.

This

Well I clearly stay in the wrong hotels. I've never witnessed a punch up between guests over the spag bol. Sounds much more exciting than the holidays I'm used to.

And when she isn't? What then?

As stated in another post, the op was having a shit holiday. She's can't get the kids to behave, her husband isn't pulling his weight, the all inclusive drinks continue to flow and the sight of another family with their shit together enjoying their holiday has probably pushed her over the edge.

I would imagine you or your neighbours appear on Jeremy Kyle and have burnt out washine machines and old beds in your front gardens.

😂😂😂😂

The hotel my skirmish happened in was a posh one in the Maldives!

Drunk/angry people are everywhere!

The woman and her family, who attacked my daughter, were thrown out the hotel the next day, the airline refused to take them home too.

The had to do the walk of shame through reception, it was great!!

Thank goodness for the ladies who stoped me battering her!

A you can eat buffet, fight in the hotel and children out of school during term time says it all.

You shouldn't have used violence, but I am PROUD OF YOU!

That smirking bar-steward deserved it - assaulting a child is criminal and he was lucky not to be reported to the police. I hate bullies. His nationality is immaterial - he is an arrogant bully and I hope his nose hurts like hell!

My DH would have punched the other dad himself long before I got anywhere near the situation.

I get you OP. I've never hit anyone but someone did something so awful to my little brother when he was in a student house that he asked me to come and move him out immediately.

I drove for 2 hours, loaded my tiny car with everything we could carry and was taking the table apart when the person said something to him that was so genuinely homophobic and hateful that I threw the desk in rage across the landing- it hit the door with such force the desk top wedged into the door.

Everyone looked so shocked that a podgy middled aged Mum roared like an animal and threw the table with such force. The bloke disappeared and I didn't see him again, his gobby girlfriend wouldn't look me in the eye. I turned to her and said your mistake was that he's the quiet, clever posh one you can bully and I am the common, rough as shit sister, who will take you on. I have never experienced anything like it before- the surge of anger was unbelievable. actual fury.

I loaded the car, got my brother, drove to end of the street and cried my eyes out.

Lots of people saying what you should do- but when it's actually happening, it's a different matter. Something inside you is released and your actions are quicker than your thoughts, I think.

It was absolutely the wrong response but I probably would have had a strong urge to do the same! Sometimes things push is into the red zone and the smirking is what would do it for me. Bad enough that he assaulted you child but to smirk and shush you? That guy needs a beat down

Can you post the photos?

I know.

What the aggressive thickos ‘sticking up’ for their kid don’t realise is that things can end horribly. You could end up seriously injuring or even killing the other person which could result in a prison sentence that takes you away from your kids’ childhoods. Or the victim could punch you back or worse and cause you serious bodily harm thus stopping you from being able to parent your child.

Why take these risks if you are as good parents as you think you are being by employing your fists instead of words?

Remember that when you are being all ‘ard at your next all-inclusive buffet.

In any case, this person was not protecting her child from imminent danger. She was exacting an aggressive revenge.

I'm clearly from a different world but I say bloody well done and I would have likely done the same myself.

Do people think that dad would give a shit if OP got the hotel manager? What would the hotel manager do?

Fuck that. Good on you OP. I hope it hurt, the prick.

thickos. Hahah! Great argument there! Lost it in the first line!

You are not from a different world. Plenty of your ilk crawling over this thread!

That's the same as my rage upthread! You have described it well, it is like something is released! Did you get the red mist too?

BTW - keep any photos of your child's injury, just in case you need them.

Those people saying they would never do X, Y or Z don't know how hard and fast the protective instinct can kick in when your child is hurt - and better that you should hit this bully than that your husband hit him. Less likely to escalate.

Well done! How many times have people had run ins like this and thought 'I wish I'd done or said this' The horrible man hurt your child and got what was coming to him. I applaud you! Don't ever regret it! 👏

Aren't they ever. Even if the OP isn't real, the responses are pretty scary. I'm heartily glad I don't meet people like this IRL.

Good! Thank god for that. People have got too comfortable behaving as though they won't get a punch in the mouth. Some people only understand when you meet them at their level.

If somebody assaults your child and you don't retaliate then you are a complete wet lettuce and weak.

If certain incidents didn't call for retaliation then self defence wouldn't be a defence. Who is more deserving of defence than a small child.

He assaulted a 6 year old. Her child. Fuck around and find out I say.

Perhaps us thickos just feel the urge to protect and stand up for our DC against bullies. Hopefully your DC feel just as protected as ours do.

How dare someone hurt your child like that and put hands on them. Good for you.

@Velen She thinks He assaulted a 6 year old. Her child. Fuck around and find out I say.

She didn't actually witness the man do anything.