So we went out to IHOPs for lunch today since we had some shopping to do. While we were there a couple with their daughter who looked a couple of months younger then Desmond was seated next to us. So figure a little girl around 13 months old. Dan and I both sitting there dealing with Desmond when we heard the little girl’s mother say, “Don’t hit” and then we heard the mother hit the little girl and continue with, “See it hurts.” She did it about 3 times. Neither of us said anything because we really didn’t want to deal with it and Desmond was almost done eating.

When we got back into the car though we both looked at each other and asked, “Did you hear that woman and her don’t hit, slap thing?” Neither of us could understand how she possible thought hitting her child after her child had hit her was teaching the child not to hit. Let alone the fact that at 13 months distraction is about the only thing that works anyways. We were just boggling at the mind that thought hitting the child back, was the correct way to teach the child not to hit. It seemed more like reinforcement to both of us.

I just don’t get people some times.

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