He tapped a 4 year old. Sis get over it.
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Yes, you are overreacting. He apologized and admitted it was a mistake. Now if it was an all out spanking or such that would be different. A tap on the hand is not a deal breaker.
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get over it. I am sure you were tapped growing up. would you wanted to be kept away from your grandparents. grow up this is what is wrong with this generation and why crime is so high.
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Teach your child to obey and your child won’t need to be tapped !! You will be doing Grandpa a favor to keep your child yourself if he doesn’t listen !!!
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Your over reacting ….
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You are way over reacting! The way you are acting is as if he spanked the kid hard or left a bruise on him or something. Be appreciative that they are willing to keep him for you and that they value your rules so much that they are apologizing. I wouldn’t have apologized any more than a “sorry, it was a quick reaction.”
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You are over reacting and be thankful you have help at all
Keeping your child from his grandparents will do more harm to your child than that little tap on the hand did.
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A tap on the hand, are you serious.
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Wth a tap on the hand??? What do you think this world is gonna do to him when he goes out in it? You gonna shelter him all his life??? Good lord I raised 6 they are fine and they got the belt the slap and restrictions but are fine working bill paying functioning adults!! Get over yourself !!
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Sorry rule we have is who ever house u r at ( mostly family ) u at their house it their rules if we parents not around to a point most time ppl my kids go to ik there rules and how they handle if my child get out hand…hitting on butt or on hand is our last resource but after tell kid to stop , putting them on time out many time , pop on hand or butt just seem work better for little kids ,older kids cell phone or internet turn off work great lol
Seriously? A tap on the hand? 
it’s not like he’s beating your kid.
One thing about it he won’t touch them again.
Yes you are over reacting. This is why kids grow up with no fear and a ton of disrespect.
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Over reacting definitely
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What a baby raising a baby
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Definitely overreacting, they are from a older generation and it’s what they know. Also it was a tap the child isn’t hurt, I get the no spankings etc but a tap and a stern no or timeout is needed if they don’t listen. If you don’t correct you’ll have yourself a monster in a few years that will walk all over you bc they know they will not get in trouble. (Been there myself and regret it)
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Maybe he needed it, because everything he already tried didn’t work!
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Definitely overreacting, they are from a older generation and it’s what they know. Also it was a tap the child isn’t hurt, I get the no spankings etc but a tap and a stern no or timeout is needed if they don’t listen. If you don’t correct you’ll have yourself a monster in a few years that will walk all over you bc they know they will not get in trouble. (Been there myself and regret it)
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Geez at least he has grandparents that care. You over reacted big time.
My kids don’t have any at all.
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Child please. A tap
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Definitely overreacting, they are from a older generation and it’s what they know. Also it was a tap the child isn’t hurt, I get the no spankings etc but a tap and a stern no or timeout is needed if they don’t listen. If you don’t correct you’ll have yourself a monster in a few years that will walk all over you bc they know they will not get in trouble. (Been there myself and regret it)
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Yes you are!! Would you like for your child to get hurt or something? You train a Child now or you will have Consequences later!!!
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Don’t spear the rod now because the police has a bigger rod which you will not like
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Uh yea… you over reacted.
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Yea you’re over reacting! He apologized, and it was tap…on the hand, now if he smacked his bottom that’s a different story! But do not be upset with them! They didn’t do anything wrong!
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A tap on the hand yes overreacting he didn’t beat him a little tap on the hand is good get over it
I think grandpa was right .
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Growing up, my grandma made us pick the switch she was going to use to beat us with 
now that I have kids she thinks she they can’t do wrong. But I know my parents and grandparents would never put my kids into harms way or intentionally hurt one of my kids.
I’ll smile in a mug shot for my children and they all know this. 
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Be thankful someone is trying to teach them good training
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You go Grandpa , teach that precious child to obey !!!
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We all raise our children differently and from different generations…such as your Grandfather, yet a simple pat on the hand is nothing to throw such a fit over to be honest. You’re lucky he didn’t tell your child to go pick a switch for him. I grew up on the belt, switch, “Pat”, slap, whatever it took to straighten us kids out and I instilled that same discipline into my children and now my grandchildren. Sometimes just the threaten of I’m gonna get the belt works wonders, but if your four year old kept ignoring Grandpas simple request, then getting angry at Grandpa is not the one who should be getting disciplined here. Sorry. You’re making a mountain out of a mole hill. You need to reprimand your child so they know to behave.
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A small tap on the hand…really…this is why the world is upside down 
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If your this upset over a tap, just wait until school starts and another kid kicks your kid. I bet you’ll call the cops and expect them to press charges on a 6 year old you might want to talk to someone about your issues
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Every child needs discipline. A pat on the hand is harmless. Your child apparently didn’t listen which tells me he needed it.
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Of course it came natural for him, that’s probably how he was raised and probably how he raised his children too. He said it was an accident and he said he was sorry, I think it should be left at that.
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If you have a problem with tapping, correcting a child so they remeber what they did wrong, I feel sorry for you and the problems you are going to have as your child gets oldet.
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I think grandpa did a good thing. What is wrong with this generation is no one wants to discipline their children. A little tap is nothing he probably needed it from the sound of it. GO grandpa
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Well, this ridiculous post did it. Adios
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Get over it. Sounds like your child needed to get his hand popped.
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Why is a tap on the hand so horrendous
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Get over it! Be glad he didn’t bust his butt. That’s how it was done in there generation. Didn’t he ever spank your butt? Did it make your life or love any type of way?
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The child didn’t listen!!!
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you did the right thing grandpa
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Okay, so I feel you are 100% in your right to not believe in hitting and everyone here giving you crap for it need to chill. That being said if he said it was a reaction and apologized I feel that you should be giving him another chance. Like many have said in the post, he is of a different time. Does that mean he was right? No, however, he seems genuinely to have made a mistake and since it was a tap not a full blown hit that keeping him from your child seems rather overboard. Give yourself some time to get over the shock and anger before making a huge decision over something so little.
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Lady. Spare the rod and spoil the child. I turned out great and respectful, from being kept in line through discipline . God put a cushion on your butt for a reason
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You’re definitely overreacting, and could probably learn someone from your grandparents. Your kids definitely would.
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um when you leave your kid with family or not with your kid for them too watch , they have the right to discipline. It was a slap/tap on the hand for crying out loud, he didn’t beat him or hurt him. Sounds too me that little boy was being a bit naughty and was testing grandpa in my opinion- grandpa did the right thing because now he knows don’t touch when grandpa says so. It’s a tap on the hand cause clearly he wasn’t listening-- I think it’s silly not too send him anymore. 
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Ok so I feel you are over reacting. Reason being you said tapped and not smacked. So I’m taking as he got your kids Attn and didn’t hurt him. kids also need to know respect and boundaries. he tapped. Your kid wasn’t listening. And he apologized to you. You are acting like he beat your child and like your child isn’t safe. It also seems like this was the first time. So maybe express to them how you feel and give them other solutions for situations like that and how you’d like to attempt them to be handled.
Maybe also have a conversation with your child about boundaries for other peoples stuff and respect for others things. Along with actions have consequences and rewards. Use it as a lesson for your child to learn about boundaries and respect.
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no means no if he can’t get it at 4. he’ll never get it as 16! a tap on hand is just that a tap!, i had a wooden spoon! when i spoke my kids listened!
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An open hand is discipline, and a tap is all you really need to get their attention. No one should leave bruises, that’s wrong. But my favorite is the ones who post “I’ve tried to reason with my child!” Yes, good luck with that…
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Children need to listen… Your dad apologized and I wouldn’t say anymore about it…
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you should rethink your position on this and let grandpa handle situations as he sees fit. explain to your child that grandpa don’t play that.
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Honestly sounds like they didn’t “tap” you enough.
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Yes you are over reacting!!!
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Are you seriously asking this question???
You should stop sending your kid aver to visit and have time with his grandparents. Totally do it. How dare they abuse your kid 
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Definitely overreacting. You have to remember it’s their house and their rules he didn’t full out spake him he tapped his hand and I would of done the same. Kids have to learn they can’t touch everything and not everything belongs to them.
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Get over yourself. Children need to be disciplined or they will grow up to be little twats. A slap on the hand or the butt isn’t hurting them. Spare the rod and spoil the child. Be a better parent as your grandparents seem to be.
The tap on the hand your child will never remember but denying him time with his grandparents because of your paranoia will.
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I feel like if your child wants to go then let him.
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What better ways can you suggest for your grandparents? It sounds like they are genuinely sorry.
I would think the most important question is why didn’t your child listen after grandpa told him several times to stop?
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You have gpt to be kidding me!!!
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Stop being a drama queen, it’s not like he smacked your kid. He tapped him and he probably needed a spanking tbh.
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I think maybe this is more personal because he Apologized and gave a good reason… but we ask need our grand parents. They have old school ways.
There are other ways yes but when other ways don’t work a tap on the hand is good so every time he is about to do it be will remember.(thank God you said tap and not abuse) that won’t kill the child.if you adopt it too you will be thankful later .I don’t bit my child but when I talk and I talk and talk and there is no response I tap on the hand or but or legs.it has not killed her.
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A tap on the hand is nothing as long as they don’t disrespect your boundaries again
Let that baby see his grandparents without you hoovering all the time. Grandpa said he was sorry.
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You are overreacting. A kid needs a pop sometimes. That’s what’s wrong with kids these days. They don’t get the correct discipline needed
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Facebook really needs an eye roll emoji
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Every now and then, a light butt dusting will straighten him out. If you don’t, he could turn out like these mass shooters with no discipline whatsoever
Your kid is gonna have a rough adult life
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Can u say drama queen?
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Put a switch on that ass
Definitely overreacting. A child needs discipline no matter who it’s coming from,and if your son is in their house then he needs to be respectful of their things.as a grandma myself I can tell you it’s harder to discipline than let them get a way with what ever they are doing bad,but I’m not going to contribute to their bad behavior because I don’t want to discipline them.don’t punish your grandparents for being good grandparents and doing what needs to be done. Sometimes talking and time outs just don’t work and an attention getter is needed. I do the count to 3 with my grandkid’s if we get to 4 they know their in big trouble. My house my rules! They always tell me they 
me and always want to come over so I guess it’s not to bad here!
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Yes, their house their rules. You’re overreacting.
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Yes you are over reacting, nothing big to throw a big fit about sorry.
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that’s the way to go grandpa …
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Over reacting how about you teach your child to listen and stop touching thing and it wouldn’t have happened
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OMG this is what’s wrong with kids today NO DISCIPLINE!!!
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It is hard to reason with a little child that doesn’t know their boundaries.
Abuse is one thing but there’s nothing wrong with a tap on the hand. Sometimes you have to get their attention! He needs to learn now what he can and can’t do. Maybe if he’s taught not to touch a plant, he won’t touch an AR 15!
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Not bashing you, cause your just reacting on momma instinct, but I would say you are slightly overreacting.
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You are an idiot! Maybe grampa and grandma should b raising your child!
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Sounds like he needed a pop. You really think going without his grandfolks is less detrimental than being taught the word “No”?
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At 4 years old your son should know better unless he is disabled. I feel a tap on the hand was appropriate. There are worse grandparents than yours out there. If this is the first time I would forgive and forget
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Nope. I wouldn’t feel comfortable with my child being alone with them anymore and I’m honestly appalled at all the mothers saying they’d be okay if someone popped their child without their permission knowing you gentle parent and don’t hit your children.
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That’s the problem with people today people don’t whip there kids.We got whipings growing up.My kids got spankings to so does my grandkids.They are good kids because they don’t want a spanking.
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Get a grip. A tap on the hand? Very minute discipline.
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Yeah, “tapping” that ass will get a 4 year old to listen!
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Grampa’s tap on the hand is a non-issue
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This is what’s wrong with the worlds today. Kids need to be disciplined. What a fucking joke of a post. Do better people
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My dad would pop my child then pop me for my child not listening lol
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You are most definitely over reacting. Get over it and pop their hands or tail if need me. Gosh
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A tap on the hand? Really? I’m sure it was more of a shock value tap than an abused tap.
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Apparently someone needs to teach your children discipline cause apparently you aren’t don’t be mad at him and punish him for doing the right thing you’re definitely over reacting and it was on the hand whoopy doo there wasn’t no marks or bruises left so get over it
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I think a tap on the hand is nothing to stop visits over.
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Not having the grandparents is more damaging then a tap in my opinion. But ypu ha e to do what ever you feel is right. I think you know your over reacting and that’s why your posting on here. I don’t think you needed the bashing of all the moms who are saying how you already felt deep down.
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My kids only get whipped when absolutely necessary. (Fussing at them does more than whipping sometimes🤦🏻♀️) HOWEVER, if we say stop multiple times, especially over something like that and they don’t listen, they’ll get more that a pop to the hand. More like a pop on the rear end. This bs of “gentle parenting” don’t work for all kids. Hell when I was a kid, we didn’t know what “gentle parenting” even was. You either listen, or you get your rear end whipped. We turned out FINE. It’s no wonder this generation is a bunch of whiny, sensitive, cry babies. The grandpa did nothing wrong. Sounds to me like the kid needed a pop.
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Didn’t hurt a thing…over the top with your reaction.
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Fuck yeah you are . For god sake’s. Discipline is not “hitting” or child abuse. Shame on you for not disciplining your child(ren) . This is the Reason right here why kids act the way they do because they have no punishment other than talking and a time out. Shame on you for making your grandparents feel this way .