Man smacks someones child in a store for crying

[izembo]

you know it takes like 30seconds to get what you need from the area and then leave, you dont have to stay there, thats what i meant by go to another section of the store.

[Lbelle]

The man had no right hitting that child.

I work in a store with tons and tons of glass bottles(alcoholic beverage store). The neighborhood is predominantly middle to upper class families of four. They bring their kids in and I give them lolly pops.

That being said, it's very frustrating for me to see children who are at least 6, run around in said environment. I know you want to have a drink to relax get away and relax from your everyday musings raising your kids, but do they have to run in the store? I bite my lip and say nothing, but I should say something to the parents but what do you tell them without insulting their "parenting"?

Parents seem to think their children are all angels. That is the main problem. They let their kids be "engaged" because it will allow them to grow up. There is a time and place for that. There seem to be no rules for a lot of kids nowadays.

I do have to say though it is probably 10% of the kids who act like this.

I think your case is different. You could totally tell the parents "Please don't let your kids run around in the store" and they'd completely understand why you're asking them not to do this. In fact, since their kid is probably going to break something, you're actually doing them a favor, and it's not rude of you at all.

On the other hand, a person hitting a baby for crying in a store is just pretty much unthinkable. And I can't believe any of you think it's right what he did, or justified, or that he's a hero, or any of this shit. There is never an excuse to hit anyone else's kid no matter how annoying they might be to you.

And for those of you saying that you need to take your kid out of the store because it's causing a disruption? Want some more cheese with your fucking whine? My god. What puts your needs above their needs? Obviously you both need to be at the store, be a bigger person and just let it slide. Chances are you're never going to see that person again or their child, and you need to relax if you are thinking of hitting either one of them.

This isn't bad parenting either. Why is it the mom's fault that the kid is crying? Perhaps the kid wanted a toy that the kid didn't deserve or need or might even be dangerous for her. Isn't that good parenting to not let the kid have something that it doesn't need? But now the kid is crying, and it's suddenly TERRIBLE PARENTING because she doesn't LEAVE THE STORE? You guys are ridiculous.

[Dimmauk]

Hitting a child is just wrong on any level. If someone attacked my kid, and yeah this was an attack, I would have called the police too. If my wife was there, I would have asked her to go to the front with our child, call the police, and I would beat the shit out of that guy. But not in front of my kid.

[Fhqwghads]

No worries, I am here to save the day.

@ the OP: man is a motherfucking HERO. He should get a medal. Fuck all of your screaming crying little hell-spawn. I wish more people would do this. Teach your kids to STFU or it's open season with the backhands.

And to Ivve: in some other lifetime, you and I will be on a porch swing in front of our house, throwing rocks at stupid people. It'll be wonderful.

[Ivve]

At 30, you're still working. From about 35-50 or so, you're typically in your career peak where you have the opportunity to make the most money. I would argue you would have even less time in those years for an infant. If you have a newborn at your career peak, it'll probably be a burden on your career as opposed to having a 10-12 year old at your career peak.

@Dolman, Just because you start investing at 18 doesn't mean you can stop working when you have kids. There are other financial responsibilities.

Eighteen years is a long time to commit to, and it's going to overlap with some things no matter what stage of life you're in when they're born. If you have a kid at 23 and your career peaks when you're 35, you're going to miss out on their teenage years. It's just going to happen, and that's a pretty critical time in anyone's life. I really have a hard time believing that starting to have kids in your early 20s is a better choice than starting later.

Most people in their early 20s lack the maturity necessary to raise a responsible member of society; they are often barely one themselves. Many have little to no real life experience when they're ~22 years old. Most people don't leave mommy and daddy's house until they're at least 17-18 and anyone who has a shot at successfully supporting a kid subsequently spent several years in college after that. Transitioning from going to a 4 hour lecture with a hangover to being a good, responsible parent just seems to me like it is unlikely to happen within in a year or two. Not impossible, just unlikely.

The majority of parents I know regret having children as early as they did and feel like they could have accomplished more favorable circumstances for a child to be born into if they'd given it more time and planning. In fact, the majority of parents I know really weren't necessarily planning to have a child when they got pregnant. Sometimes, that's a huge fucking problem.

[TT]

Throwing rocks on the internet. Real life is too scary.

[Abandon]

And to Ivve: in some other lifetime, you and I will be on a porch swing in front of our house, throwing rocks at stupid people. It'll be wonderful.

I wanna throw rocks too

[Khalil]

No worries, I am here to save the day.

@ the OP: man is a motherfucking HERO. He should get a medal. Fuck all of your screaming crying little hell-spawn. I wish more people would do this. Teach your kids to STFU or it's open season with the backhands.

And to Ivve: in some other lifetime, you and I will be on a porch swing in front of our house, throwing rocks at stupid people. It'll be wonderful.

^ This.

[Dimmauk]

No worries, I am here to save the day.

@ the OP: man is a motherfucking HERO. He should get a medal. Fuck all of your screaming crying little hell-spawn. I wish more people would do this. Teach your kids to STFU or it's open season with the backhands.

And to Ivve: in some other lifetime, you and I will be on a porch swing in front of our house, throwing rocks at stupid people. It'll be wonderful.

One day, Fuckwads will have a little girl, and she will melt his cold icy heart.

[Ivve]

And to Ivve: in some other lifetime, you and I will be on a porch swing in front of our house, throwing rocks at stupid people. It'll be wonderful.

Hell yes.

Being 100% honest, I think the woman in the news story is a moron. If someone threatened to hit any member of the party I was with, child or not, I would immediately look for security. The fact that he threatened to fucking hit her toddler is serious business, whether he planned to act on it or not; normal people may think it in their minds but it's another thing entirely to say it out loud, let alone really do it. You don't just continue about your day if someone's threatening to put the beatdown on your kids. That definitely makes me lean more toward the "probably another shitty, excuse-giving parent" thing than anything else.

[Abandon]

Then she'll act out in public, and catch a backhand, and all will be well.

[Vandalhart]

...a nine-year-old boy and his eleven-year-old uncle...

Say what?

[Fhqwghads]

One day, Fuckwads will have a little girl, and she will melt his cold icy heart.

Impossible. If my wife gets pregnant then she's the one who will be getting the backhand, followed by a prompt boot in the ass that sends her out the front door. I was snipped almost a decade ago. You think I'm joking when I say I dislike children. INCORRECT.

[Dimmauk]

I told my wife about this story, and she said "FUCK THAT!" "I would have beat the shit out of that guy" Never piss off a Hispanic women. Shit will get serious.

[Ivve]

Impossible. If my wife gets pregnant then she's the one who will be getting the backhand, followed by a prompt boot in the ass that sends her out the front door. I was snipped almost a decade ago. You think I'm joking when I say I dislike children. INCORRECT.

Doesn't that just insult the shit out of you? Not necessarily on the intrabutts, but when people say that to you in real life? Like whoa bro, just because you're someone else's parent doesn't mean you're mine. You don't know what's best chief.

[Dimmauk]

Impossible. If my wife gets pregnant then she's the one who will be getting the backhand, followed by a prompt boot in the ass that sends her out the front door. I was snipped almost a decade ago. You think I'm joking when I say I dislike children. INCORRECT.

Nah, I knew you werent kidding. People do change, and sometimes life surprises you.

People thought the Grinch hated everything, but even he changed. LOL

[The Stig]

I told my wife about this story, and she said "FUCK THAT!" "I would have beat the shit out of that guy" Never piss off a Hispanic women. Shit will get serious.

What if .... what if the guy had enough rage to take both the kid and the parent out?

[Ivve]

What if .... what if the guy had enough rage to take both the kid and the parent out?

Then she better duck and weave and take out that rickety hip.

[Dimmauk]

What if .... what if the guy had enough rage to take both the kid and the parent out?

What if.....she has a gun?

[Alleya]

What if.....she has a gun?

Well that brings us full circle. If the kid had a gun this wouldn't have happened.