Is it OK to smack someone else's kids if they misbehave?

[SuperSmartMum]

I realise there'll be some people on here who probably don't agree with smacking other people's kids but what if they are in your care and are misbehaving or being cheeky? Do you think it's OK then to just give them a smack on the bum or the hand or do you think you should wait until their parents arrive so that they can smack them?

no no no no no! NEVER OK to smack someone else's child!

No.

good lord woman, have you never been here before? duck and run

Surely this is a wind up! Agree NEVER ok to smack someone else's kids even if you do smack your own

No way would i ever smack someone else's child. Even if i did smack my own (which i don't).

You are joking, I assume? I don't think it's alright to smack your own children, never mind someone else's.

If anyone smacked my DD, I would probably contact the police. Which is a complete over-reaction. As is smacking.

NEVER

EVER

EVER

it's obviously a wind-up.

walk away...

odd first posts. meh.

whoops - just saw your other post. MUCH better second attempt - you're getting the hang of it now

is it ok to punch someone else's MIL if they annoy you?

No. It isn't all right.

Interesting name for someone posting a question like this!!!!

Of course it's not okay.

Didn't think there were trolls on here.

No it's never okay. If someone smacked one of my dds I'd return the favour.

Far too obvious to start 2 (or more) controversial threads in the same night.

Did you smack the OPKs before you gave them their skittles?

as long as you give them a couple of packs of skittles afterwards i guess it will be fine

Oh get over yourself - this is a foirum to express opinions. I could come on here with a Hollier-than-thou personna and pretend to be God's gift to parenting and everything but I thought this was for mums to express themselves and share moans, ideas and everything.

Whisper it -but I smack my kids. Not that hard and not that often but I smack them. See - I said it. I'm not going to lie. If they do something wrong, they get a little smack and you know what, they are fine. They haven't got any problems.

Smacking never did me or my sisters any harm so why change now.

Back to the question though, I was asking about whether you thought it was OK to smack other people's kids if they deserved it - that's all?

Not asking for other mums to show off about how perfect they are.

most people answered. they said no. and none of them claimed to be perfect

Oh, go on, do breast feeding vs bottle feeding next. Go on, pleeeeeease

I am not perfect in any way.

But it is not my place to hit other people's children.

Welcome to mumsnet SuperSmartMum. Over here is the rickety bridge, and this is where you'll be staying - just underneath.

Smacking did do you harm. It made you think that it was ok to hit a little person for doing something you don't like.
I can't believe that this is for real because I can't believe that people like you exist.

I disagree with your name - you dont seem so clever to me!