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If someone else's kid hit you. . .

Amy DrinkwaterAmy Drinkwater
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. . .in front of the parent but the parent wasn't paying attention, would you say something to the kid or the parent? ?Or just not say anything?
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  • cbbccbbc
    How old is the kid and how well do you know the parents?
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  • busygalbusygal member
    I'd say "Ouch, that hurt!" in a startled tone toward the child.
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  • cajuncutie0169cajuncutie0169

    I'd say something to the kid first. If it happened again then I'd say something to the parent.

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  • alicatt79alicatt79 member
    I think I'd say Ouch or something loud enough for the parent to hear me.  If the kid was big though,and the parent still wasn't paying attention, I'd hit him back.
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  • sunnysouthflasunnysouthfla
    I'd say something to the kid, like ouch, please don't hit me that hurts.  It depends on the age.  If its a 5 or 6 year old then I'd probably ask them why they are hitting me, and ask them to stop.
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  • his_bunnyhis_bunny
    I'd probably say something nonassertive, but in a loud voice so the parent could hear.
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  • Mrs.TraskMrs.Trask
    I would say something to the kid.  If the kid does it again I would then say something to the parent.
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  • hoochifydhoochifyd
    I'd just probably say "that wasn't very nice" to know I didn't appreciate it, but then leave it to the parents to discipline them...
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  • JasmineandMikeJasmineandMike
    Hit back. Seriously, I like the suggestion of loudly saying "ouch, that hurt" and leaving it at that.
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  • shaykristashaykrista
    I would tell them that hitting is not ok
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  • jade_sweatpeajade_sweatpea

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    I'd just probably say "that wasn't very nice" to know I didn't appreciate it, but then leave it to the parents to discipline them...

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  • AJBMD915AJBMD915 member

    This almost happened to me on Friday.  I went apple picking and out to lunch with one of my friends that I used to work with, she brought her 4 yr old son apple picking and he kept throwing handfuls of rocks at us, hitting my legs, he did it 4 times before she noticed and told him not to.  He just threw fewer rocks and she didn't notice.  I kept my mouth shut.

    We picked up her 5 yr old son and both went out to lunch with us.  I was sitting next to the 5 yr old and he kept swinging his knife around, almost hit me, she didn't notice until I had to duck, to which she just said "Ryan, don't do that."  Then went on to talk about how she didn't understand why her husband didn't want to take them out to eat, she thought they were well behaved.

    Car ride.  5 yr old throws a fly swatter to the front of the van, doesn't get mom's attention.  Then throws his heavy, silver piggy bank.  If I had been getting something out of my purse, would have hit me in the head.  She did yell at him, but 10 min later we stopped at a bakery and she bought him a cookie.

    I didn't know what to say.  It's not my place to discipline the child, but it's also not my place to tell the parent what to do.  I did stop the 4 yr old from destroying a fondant display cake at the bakery when mom wasn't paying attention.  I'm hoping I just won't be in that position again.  In the future though, I'll probably say something nicely to the kid first.  Woah this ended up being long, guess I needed to vent, lol.

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  • gilmoremamagilmoremama member

    I would sternly tell the kid  "No, hitting is not ok."

    I've done it before with my niece, she got me good the other day.  She's 2.5 yrs old and we were at my parents house.  I then said to her, say you're sorry.  She did and gave me a big hug.

    I give up trying to add my kids' photos. Just know that they are adorable.
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  • BearsMrsBearsMrs
    I'd say something!
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  • CEO1197CEO1197 member

    My good friend's 2.5 y.o. daughter threw a golf ball directly at my face.  I scolded her right in front of her mother and didn't feel bad about it one bit.

     

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  • MommaSandor24MommaSandor24
    I would firmly tell the child "Do not hit me"  (as opposed to asking them not to hit you) You have every right to say that - it's not really discipline towards the child, but it's letting them know that you won't tolerate it.
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