I got in trouble because I spilled my drink, Ma'am, can I have another one? *sniffle*

Over-heard some kid saying that to the lady at the counter a couple of hours ago at a local fast food restaurant. He looked to be about 5-years-old, crying, and had a big ass red mark across his face (from being smacked, I assume). I'm assuming that this meant he spilt his drink and was up there to purchase another one.

What would your parents do when you spilled something?

I remember everytime I spilled something from a certain point on in my life (I think it was around 5 or so) they'd kick my ass. No matter where or what it was. It helped me to be less clumsy, though I didn't appreciate the lesson at the time.

And parents, what do you do to your kids when they spill something? Do you punish them severly or let them get away with being a clumsy wreck?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Beating a 5 year old kid for not displaying motor skills and reflexes they don't have is not a very bright idea. Its gonna make them loopy as hell.

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Why? It's not like they brutalized him. Just a quick smack on the face, I'm sure.

I can't picture them giving him the beatdown for spilling a drink however comedic it may sound.

And come on, you know kids are retarded. They don't pay attention and whoooooop there goes the drink. They need to pay more attention to what they're doing, really.

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I assure you that a red handprint on someone's face probably requires excessive force. I know this very well actually. Incidentally, I am also quite loopy.

My dad used to "thump" me on the head quite frequently. He's a good guy, and I don't hold it against him but I don't plan on slapping my children around for being children. There are ways to teach a child not to be clumsy without smacking them around. (In the case of this kid, probably not.)

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Lol, that video was pretty fun. That kid had some mean ass ADD.

You're right, though. I don't really plan on using the same techniques that my parents did either. Hitting children isn't always the most effective way to get things done, but sometimes it IS necessary.

I was expecting someone to come out and slap that kid or something, though I wasn't rooting for it. It was cute like a retarded puppy cute.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I remember two instances where I spilled something, one in public and one in the house (the latter only occurred, say, two years ago...=.="). I was at a restaurant and basically my clumsiness got the better of me as my hand whacked my glass of soft drink and shattered on the floor. It was massively embarrassing 'cause 1) I wasn't exactly 5 years old or anything... 2) the restaurant was rather full. The waitress was nice about it, though. =D My parents just sighed; I felt guilty for the rest of the night but nothing major resulted from it.

The other instance occurred when I was, say, 7 years old. I think my father's mostly at fault here, but so am I: I was walking down the hallway into the lounge room, rather vivaciously mind you, and my foot came into contact with something. It was a glass of wine, my father's glass of wine that is. And it was kicked a fair way, too. The wine spilled everywhere, the glass got chipped, and I got yelled at. No physical contact though, that's never happened.

Gah...it makes me feel nauseous thinking about that glass being hurled across the room by my clumsy foot! /sarcasm

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Muzza

Gah...it makes me feel nauseous thinking about that glass being hurled across the room by my clumsy foot!

See this is why it's good to beat your kids for spilling shit.

I don't feel guilty about anything I've spilled.

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Originally Posted by Divest

See this is why it's good to beat your kids for spilling shit.

I don't feel guilty about anything I've spilled.

Sorry, should have added the "/sarcasm". Just put it in now.

I, personally, have never been beaten by my parents, and I'm not psychologically damaged in any way. IMHO, there's a greater chance I would have been if they did hit me. It's such a debatable issue, though, so I'll just leave now that I've put in my two cents.

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Originally Posted by Muzza

I, personally, have never been beaten by my parents, and I'm not psychologically damaged in any way.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

As a kid I was always clumsy. So I spilled alot of things. I only really go reprimanded if I spilled shit for being an idiot. Like if I was horseplaying and shit got spilled. Otherwise, if it was a simple case of a misplaced hand knocking over a cup, I was just told to be more careful, and made to clean it up myself. And that kid in that video is totally me. Or at least what I was like back when I was that old. lol.

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If I spilled something they would usually clean it up for me. Beating kids is wrong. End of discussion(for me, anyways).

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Originally Posted by Smelnick

And that kid in that video is totally me.

You aren't alone.

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The fact that you were beaten about the head as a child makes a lot of things suddenly make sense, Divest.

I was speaking idiomatically.

That kid in the video is just clearly having a lot of fun. I hardly see why you would beat him.

So what if you spill your drink? You're a kid. God forbid you do something silly. I was at a restaurant the other day and I slipped up and spilled my soda. It's not something you really reprimand unless they were goofing around and did it. Or if they did it on purpose.

And anyways, it's never a good thing to beat your kid. I understand spanking and a small slap if they're being naughty, but spilling something is hardly.

And well, I get where you get your sense of humor now, Divest. Makes a lot more sense. ;p

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

What. I didn't mean to sound like I was savaged everytime I did something wrong.

I mean ass kicked in a light-hearted way.

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I spill more things now than I ever did as a child. I don't think beating a kid for honest mistakes should ever be acceptable though. Something real lolies about me posting in a topic like this.

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I was a seriously clumsy kid. I can't even count the number of times I knocked my drink over at restaurants. My parents usually just got onto me for being clumsy and made sure I set the second drink well beyond knock-over distance from my elbows. They sure as hell didn't smack me for something so petty. Pops were saved for truly deserving offenses, like mouthing off or putting Tabasco in my little cousin's cereal. Now when I go out to eat I make sure to set the drink off to the side to avoid knocking it over (I'm still pretty clumsy). I guess I just didn't have that foresight as a child.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Yeah. Once I broke a vase, my mother scratched me with a broken piece to teach me a lesson. How's that for fucked. I probably was no older than 3 or 4 years old at that point. :\

That's why I just plan on not having kids at all. Its just seriously too messed up.

Disclaimer: Trying to tell a deaf stubborn little girl not to break things isn't as simple.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Smacking your kids around for spilling drinks is just wrong, in my opinion. Just make them clean it up themselves and let it go.

Originally Posted by Philia

That's why I just plan on not having kids at all. Its just seriously too messed up.

Philia, I really do not understand your logic. Yes, you had a horrible childhood, but WHY is it you can't see that you do not have to repeat that for your own kids? Not everybody is a horrible parent. Not everybody had a drug addicted mother that neglected and abused them. YOU could be a good parent to your child if you chose to do that and let go of this insistence that all parents or kids are bad bad bad.

You are 28 years old. Let it go already.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Is split milk the reason why this thread in Kitchen? o.o'

Anyway, I apologize for my post, its mainly out of envy. That is all.

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Yeah, I was thinking about the location of this thread based on that too. =o I decided the comedy factor was worth keeping it here, but you can move it to general if you want Philia.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Wasn't it originally in the General thread?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I... I don't know. There used to be a log area we could see the different thread activity from staff actions at but I don't know where that's at anymore. The system's changed a lot for the better now that I'm on staff for the third time around and noticing... I guess I just need to get familiar with it.

Or I just need to get my ass in bed.

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I usually got yelled at, whacked, and then grounded for spilling things. There was one instance in which a I actually broke a glass in the process, and my dad pretty much threatened to cut me with some of the pieces. -_- Fun stuff. I eventually got around to pouring everything that wasn't going to be finished in a minute into water bottles, which saved me on many occasions. =D

How ya doing, buddy?

I wasn't ever so clumsy like that so I think the best I got was just to ask politely for another one to replace it the rare time it may have happened.

If I were a parent though, it would depend. MAybe like the first two times, just get a new one or warn to be more careful. Third time and on, I'd probably be mean and say "There goes your drink! You should pay more attention when you're eating." The next drink they'd get would be at home, or merely a glass of water.

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