Today, I smacked my kid on top of the head for spinning the display rack while I was looking at greeting cards. It wasn't until he dramatically screamed and dropped to the floor wailing that I realized he wasn't my daughter. FML
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Today, I went shopping with my two sons and my wife. We got separated after a while, and I spotted my son in the video game section of the store. I snuck up behind him and playfully slapped him on the back of the head. The kid turned around and it wasn't my son. His mom was none to happy. FML
Today, I was at the mall with my little brother. I saw him touching some expensive objects, so I slapped his arm. I noticed he wasn't my brother when he started crying and his real mom slapped me in the face. FML
Today, my child was refusing to leave the playground. I had to pry her, screaming and crying, from the monkey bars. I then realized I had been assaulting someone else's kid. FML
Today, while shopping, my six-year-old son threw a tantrum because I wouldn't buy him a video game. I ended up having to grab his arm and leave the store. He screamed that I was kidnapping him, at which point I was socked in the face and pinned to the floor by three bystanders. FML
Today, I was doing my jazz aerobics workout and accidentally kicked my 3 year old daughter in the face. Everyone we know, including my wife, thinks I beat her. FML
Today, I was at a store trying to buy a birthday gift for my niece when I knocked over a stack of porcelain dolls. As they crashed to the floor, a security guard rushed over, but before I could apologize, I heard a tiny voice behind me: “YOU’RE NOT MY REAL DAD!” It was just another prank by my mortified son, but it was too late to stop people glaring at me. FML
Today, I told my son he couldn't have a toy. He threw a fit, looked me in the eye, and screamed, "Daddy's right! You are a bitch!" The whole store was watching. FML
Today, my two year old daughter did not want to leave the toy store, when I picked her up she started screaming at the top of her lungs, "YOU'RE NOT MY DADDY!". FML
Today, I punched an older woman in the face. I only hit her after she grabbed my 4-year-old daughter and told her to, "stop dancing like a whore!" My daughter was so terrified, she peed her pants. FML
Today, I paid my daughter a surprise visit, only to see her husband beating her. I charged in and slammed him into the wall. She screamed at me to stop. They'd recently gotten into martial arts and were sparring, and now he's got a broken arm. FML
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BoltTheSuperdog 22
And you're first reaction was to resort to physical violence (instead of at least a verbal request/warning for them to stop) without even confirming that it was your kid, let alone the same gender? In my opinion, YDI.
toowie_fml 20
Does that really deserve a smack in the first place?
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Comments (69)
SarahSehhati 40
I really don't feel like op beat the kid down like some of you think happened. It was probably more like a pop! stop doing that! and since the child got hit by some rather than thier parent it freaked the child out!
BoltTheSuperdog 22
But that's just the thing; we don't know exactly how it all went down. Everything we speculate about the situation is merely an assumption until we can get a follow-up.
kaseyyeahh 7
doesnt matter. op didnt even look at or talk to the kid before hitting it and thats seriously ****** up. and for something so stupid too. if you cant discipline your kids without hitting them you dont deserve to have any.
91hayek 31
Hope they sell greeting cards for "I'm sorry I hit your kid." Also, where was your child?
LissaMccracken 23
So... he got smacked for nothing AND mistaken for a girl... **** his life, not yours :(
heyiamrobin_x 5
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
He? Daughter?
sweetbliss3 37
he tried to smack his daughter, but instead turned out to be a random boy, not his kid.
sweetbliss3 37
she**
TheNenemon 15
you mistook a guy for your daughter just because he was fooling around, and then hit him? rather uncalled for to be honest :/
howsthisforaname 34
As a child whose parents would hit as the first resort for every perceived misbehaviour I can tell you that hitting is not a good way to discipline. It builds distrust and resentment and has a limited window for being effective. As soon as they are big enough to hit back you are in trouble. My parents never set up any system of discipline other than hitting and it backfired big time.
slyde32 12
my parents slapped me, but usually after a warning, I turned out just fine
Soundslikeothers 15
You would hit her for spinning a display rack? hell I do that and I'm 27. I can't imagine what you would do if she actually did something wrong
griffin1992 9
I'm all for disciplining children. These kids today are too sheltered. People need to stop over reacting... Although OP should be more careful about disciplining your own child lol
kaseyyeahh 7
if you cant discipline a child without hitting it you dont ******* deserve to have one. especially if you dont even give it a verbal warning, or even LOOK at it, as op did.
tralulilulalala 20
You are an awful parent if the first thing you do when your kid is not behaving is hit him. I hope you learned something from this experience OP. YDI
WMFG16 14
The kid obviously needed diciplining. Yes it's bad you smacked another person's child, but it was an honest mistake. Besides, where were their patents?? Why were they not supervising the kid? And, why have they not ingrained respect and manners into their child's life? This one could really go either way.
doodlecloud 27
The kid was spinning a display rack...not exactly throwing produce on the floor or insulting strangers.
kaseyyeahh 7
literally all the kid was doing was spinning a rack. a simple "stop that" would suffice. if you cant discipline a kid without hitting it you dont ******* deserve to have one.