spanking should be allowed

these 2 little boys (8-10ish) were running around Job today, being loud, bumping into people, playing tag indoors.

kids are kids. whatever.

i didnt really care until they got too loud and nearly ran other customers down, at which point i told them to quit running around inside and go play quietly.

they were sweet, polite little kids, who meant no harm. i understand. i can totally relate. no big deal.




i was fine ignoring them til they knocked over & busted the spine of an expensive nudie book in the art section after they looked through it briefly and giggled.

so in my semi-adult voice i said, "okay guys, who are you with? who is supposed to be watching you?"

i told them that they were young and if they wanted to walk around the store they would have to have a parent with them. they werent in trouble; those are just the rules.






i found their guardian. a middle aged teacher sitting in cafe flirting with some man.

so i told her that they had to stay with a guardian or she could hang out with them in the kids' department. whatever.





half an hour later she wants to get mad & complain to my boss.

i will briefly paraphrase her, along with my thought bubble responses that were kept from becoming word vomit:


is there a policy i dont know about? (yes, it is a little something i like to call the law.)
because i've read books at the camp creek and edgewood store & have never had this problem. (well that's because they need to do a damn better job)
these are very good students (i dont care if they are freakin geniuses or total dumbasses, they dont need to run full speed in a crowded store) and i have never had a problem with them acting up (that's probably because you were too busy trying to pick up men in a cafe to pay attention to them, you raging cunt rag!!!)
blahblahblah... (at this point i stopped listening to let my boss lady assure her that it was only for the safety of the brats that they have to be with a guardian. you know, busy store, any maniac can walk in and take a kid, etc etc.)




so my theory is she wasnt so pissed about me disciplining the kids. she was just pissed that i ruined her game by making them sit there, rendering her scary cougar powers worthless.



a word to the wise:

keep your damned kids on leashes or dont procreate if you dont want to be responsible parents.