10 years or so ago we were on vacation with several other families. In the group was a mother and son from Germany. Her son was bigger than the rest of the kids and proceeded to bully them by hitting or pushing them down. Every time, his mother would jump up and say "Accident, it's ok" and then buy the brat a new toy. I walked into a room one day just as the brat came up to my son and pushed him down. Without thinking the flat of my hand met that brat's backside. The mother jumped up and before she said a word I said, "No, it wasn't an accident! I saw the whole thing." The mother was outraged and you could have heard a pin drop in the room, then my SIL started clapping, then all the other parents joined in! The mother and son packed up and left the next morning. I was told later that it is against the law in Germany to spank a child. Lucky for me, we weren't in Germany!

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