Mom Arrested for Spraying Child with Hose at Car Wash

This is an honest to goodness story, (check out the link: http://www.wesh.com/news/15528862/detail.html) How fantastic is this. This headline alone is high comedy. I guess the kid should be glad mom wasn’t operating a jackhammer when she pitched her fit. The best part though is the mom attempting to justify this. The mother calmly explained to authorities who were called in that the child was throwing a tantrum and she didn’t have the hose on full power. What exactly did the mother expect to come from this explanation (by the way, you have to imagine this woman with a thick hillbilly accent, it’s all that fits really)?

Policeman (approaching the mother): Excuse me, ma’am? Just what the hell do you think you’re doing?
Mother: Now now, settle down officer. This kid really had this coming, let me explain. See, we was pullin’ in to get a little turtle wax on the Chevette here, when little Candilynn dumped her milk shake on the floor ‘cause I made her get strawberry instead of chocolate on account that I don’t like chocolate and I wanted me a sip or two. So I just told her right there, “Get out, you're gettin’ the hose”. But don’t worry, I didn’t put it on full power or nothin’, just regular. I wasn’t even squeezin’ the handle.
Policeman: Hmmm, I see. Well, carry on (drops another quarter in the sprayer as he leaves).

Seriously, what parent justifies this. Evidently another customer overheard the mother saying “You will respect me. I’m your mother.” And really, what better way to earn the respect of a 2 ½ year old than by putting them on the business end of a car wash power sprayer? On the plus side, family members say that little Candilynn hasn’t been the clean since they brought her home from the hospital.
I also really like the fact that there is faction of supporters who had no problem with this method of discipline and said it was just some tough love. In a related story, these same supporters will be meeting for the annual Pie and Cake social for “Parents of children who gunned down classmates at school support group” at the VFW Hall on Tuesday night.