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12th Jul 2017JeannieMac commented on:
Win a case of boutique French Wines from Virgin Wines!Just what we need for the summer barbecue!ViewDate:
27th Jan 2017JeannieMac commented on:
Should parents in Britain be banned from smacking their children?My son lost contact with his daughter for 5 years after he tapped her on her arm when she was having a hysterical tantrum and had thrown a hot cup of tea at him. She was ten. It left no mark on her arm but later that same day when she was still hysterical, and following childline advice, he took her to the doctor in an attempt to calm her down. We had been trying to get her to calm down all day. The result was the doc felt "honour bound" to report the smack (which she reported to him in great dramatic detail) to Child Protection. The GP had by then called us (he was our Dr. for 20 years) and burst into tears in front of all of us as he knew what he had done..Our son's contact with his daughter was stopped immediately, and also with his son for a while. This was all because a child, who was known to regularly throw such tantrums to get out of trouble, made an issue of it, backed by her gloating mother who never wanted him to have contact after their divorce. He had never shown violence to anyone in his family at all, but was immediately labelled. Police and CP officers were all involved and we were all interviewed at length. We were also prevented from seeing her, time we can never replace. The over-reaction of our doctor hurt us as much as what followed, as he had been our family doctor for a long time. No child should ever be hit , but the odd tap on legs or body does no lasting harm. There are already laws in place for serious ill treatment. I can only begin to imagine how many children like our granddaughter would take advantage if such a law were passed. Our granddaughter is now 18 and still throws similar tantrums and blames everyone else. Current legislation is sufficient but even so we have atrocities and even deaths regularly under the eyes of the very same CP officers who reacted in such a draconian fashion in our case, which shocked us deeply.ViewDate:
27th Jan 2017JeannieMac commented on:
Win a stylish Opti-myst® electric stove courtesy of Dimplex!Would love to snuggle up in front of this.ViewDate:
31st Oct 2016JeannieMac commented on:
Win the holiday of a lifetime worth £6,000!Always anted to see Seattle, after seeing "You've got mail"ViewDate:
15th Oct 2016JeannieMac commented on:
Which activity do you find most restful?Although semi retired, I still feel guilty reading during the day, as my husband is always busy with some task or other. I always take reading material with me to appointments, so as not to waste a minute's reading opportunity.ViewDate:
15th Oct 2016JeannieMac commented on:
Win ONE of FIVE pairs of tickets for André Rieu’s UK Arena Tour 2016!Would love to combine this with a day away!