Ok, so I freely admit not actually seeing the incident that provoked this - but still…

I was picking up The Boy from preschool this afternoon when I overheard another parent say to their child:

Stop hitting people before I smack you.

I paused for a second as I tried to contemplate how you teach a child not to hit by hitting them…  Not that I’m opposed to spanking - but it would seem to defeat the purpose in this situation wouldn’t it?