I confess to having misread 15 months for 18 months, but the woman's reaction was well OTT. At 18 months a smack on the hand, or nappied bottom would be OK to say 'you don't do this'. But the woman was well out of order.
Obviously when arrested she would of been searched by the arresting office and found not to possess a bladed weapon otherwise the charge sheet would be a little longer.
Given the circumstances the threat that she had a knife and would stab the baby would give serious concern to any Londoner these days bearing in mind the soaring knife crimes.
You think smacking would have helped, J? On the other side I have one who was smacked once forty five years ago and I'm still ashamed of myself for doing it.
The other was never smacked.....both now in their thirties and forties are fine and gentle adults to be proud of.
I have seen and taught children whose parents thought violence was the answer...its not.
Hitting children is wrong.
Jourdain, it must be awful for you all as a family to see his behaviour and I hope you get things sorted - but please, never ever think it's because he wasn't punished physically.
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