I think I was about 4 - 6 years old when my mom slapped me for misbehaving. She didn’t want me wearing the Teletubbies shirt my aunt had given me just around the house. Since I was in preschool then, my mom wanted me to wear it to school—but it was brand new, and I loved it so much, I even wanted to wear it to sleep.
One evening at dinner, I purposely didn’t eat properly—I dropped the viand from my plate on purpose and chose to eat only rice with soup instead. When my mom noticed, she slapped me. I can’t remember exactly what she said right before, because I was so shocked in the moment.
Haha, I wonder if my mom even remembers this! But honestly, I’ve always had a stubborn streak, even as a kid.