#ConfessionFriday
I once spanked a stranger's kid.
It happened in a Food Lion. I was ~18 years old. My siblings are 11 and 12 years younger than me, so I was used to disciplining/spanking children. I was standing in an aisle, reading a magazine. This lone 5 year-old boy walked up, looked at the cover of what I was reading, and asked "Hey, can I see that?" I looked around at all the other magazines on the shelf (which included copies of the same magazine I was reading), and then I looked back at the kid and I said, "Sure. As soon as I'm finished with it, I'll give it to you."
The boy then snatched the magazine out of my hands and started to flip through the pages. BUT... before he could get to page two, the Adult/Older Brother in me kicked in. And I quickly slapped the crap out of his hand, making him drop the magazine. And I told him, "You don't snatch things away from adults" with a stern facial expression and pointing my finger at him. Then I picked up the magazine all nice and calm-like. The kid busted out crying and ran away.
A little later when I left the magazine aisle, I saw the boy with his Mom. As I walked past, the boy grabbed his Mama's hand and said "That's him." and pointed at me. Mom looked at me and then back at the kid and she said to him, "That's prolly what you get. You was prolly doing something wrong in the first place. Next time, don't leave my sight." After I walked past them, I turned around and looked back at the boy and stuck my tongue out at him. He looked so hurt. Hahaha, it was beautiful! LOL
JAYE: 1
STRANGER KID: 0
**P.S.: I really liked that the Mom didnt go off on me or say anything to me. Because... I did fear a confrontation for a split second when I saw them. Because she looked like -- how do I say this... ummm -- the type of person who would open a bag of chips in the store, eat them, and then stuff the bag behind other chips on the shelf and leave the store without paying for them. Does that make sense? She looked like she was ready to fight anyone at anytime. Had she said something to me, I was definitely gonna hold my ground and explain why I spanked him without apologizing. But the fact that she didnt say anything to me was a nice relief