Andre was playing with his stack up rings when he got overexcited and hurled a ring at Aunty Yuli's head. I've seen a few times when he will purposely throw things at others. Without hesitation, i got up, grab his hand, and spanked it really hard. It wasn't hard enough to make him cry, but it was sufficient to shock him. "No Andre!, When you throw things like this, it will hurt people. Mummy do not allow you to do this again".
Next moment, he blurted out "Sorry". Coming from my less than 2 years old boy, i was shocked. These are times, when he never failed to amaze me.
On hindsight, he was probably bored and seeking new ways to play. And he has yet to discover, there are right and wrong ways to play. Spanking was probably too harsh, but at the turn of the moment, i really wanted to catch his attention. (It's really not something i advocate. I always believe the more you spank, the more this method becomes useless). I tell myself, if Andre repeats this again, i am just going to keep his toys.
Andre is overall a very obediant boy... i feel guilty sometimes for not being able to play with him more. He gets so restless and bored. I can see so much energy in him, but he has no where to channel his creativity in our small, small apartment. *guilt*
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