La chancleta. Say "la chancleta" to ANY hispanic and they will instantly cringe at the thought of it. Ask any Gringo, however, and they will just think of the ordinary: the flip-flop. But the Gringo is mistaken. La chancleta is a VERY typical disciplinary tool in just about every Latino household. Any time a Latino child misbehaves, the mother just whips out her very own chancleta off her feet and either a) hurls la chancleta at the child/husband or b) repeatedly hits the child/husband with la chancleta. In order to hurl la chancleta at the child, however, the Latina mother must first buy a very sturdy chancleta preferrably made out of wood so that when she hurls it at the child, it will hurt. If a Latina mother hurls a rubber chancleta, chances are, it won't hurt as bad as a wooden chancleta.If it is your first experience with la chancleta, you are very lucky. Most of the time Latina mothers are out of practice or don't have enough experience throwing la chancleta, so they just might miss. But don't get them angry to often or else their aim will improve and then next time you will definitely get hit. But if they choose option B, then you are screwed either way.
An excellent example of la chancleta is seen in the above picture. Click it and you will be linked to a video on Youtube. But if that link doesn't work, try clicking HERE. Husbands and children: you have been warned!
besitos,
xoxo bb
