The beat goes on.

Mom's Friend: "You treat your mom that way? You're lucky. At my house we beat kids."

Kid: "Uh..."

Mom's Friend: "Oh yeah. We beat kids with belts, with shoes. Hangers"

Kid's Mom: (defensively) "We beat kids at our house, too!"

- Pita Inn, Dempster, in Skokie

-- Submitted by Maureen