Hay long time reader first time posting.

So I wanted to start out by saying while I am CF myself and never want kids of my own. I do love kids and have a soft spot for them. I enjoy spending time with kids and my friends who have them.

Now to get in to what happened. Today I went with my friend her mom and her two kids to a country festival it had live music, food, apple cider, a pumpkin patch to take pictures and some booths set up so people could shop. We had done everything eals so we went to go shop to see what fun things we may want to take home. We all stopped so my friend could by some nuts they were selling in different flavors. Her oldest kid is about 4 was getting bored and fussy like most kids do. She yelled at him to stop 😬. In front of the vendor and some other people. So he let go of the stroller and ran off. I set my stuff down and went to go catch him. From behind me I hear her yell at me to spank him. Witch I did not by the way. I simply caught him and brought him back. Set him down told him he should not do that and we went on about are day .

Advice: I'm thinking I need to have a talk with my friend about this. I'm just now sure how to approach the subject. But

1. I don't agree with spanking your kids period. It's her kids and she can get after then however she sees fit. But I was spanked has a kid and will never ever do it myself. Should he be disciplined for running off, of course. But not by me.

2. It's not my job to discipline her kids period. That's my friends job she is the mom. My job is to be an aunt/friend to her kids and teat them with kindness and respect but that's it.

I fell like I need to draw this line now because these are people I spend alot of my free time with and I love them all dearly. I just don't know what to say. I don't want to cause a fight between us.

A little but more information we have been friends for a long time. Like since we were kids in elementary school. I have been there for her and the kids since the kids were little. So this may have been why she felt comfortable asking me.