Should Children witness childbirth?

[gothicmom13]

I received this e-mail and immediately I thought it was a bash against letting siblings watch childbirth. I was thinking to myself, "aymee watched michael's birth and she wasn't traumatized! In fact she brags that she was the first person to see him!"
Well, you read and see how you feel about the situation...

Should Children witness childbirth?

> Due to a power outage, only one paramedic responded to
> the call. The house was very dark so the paramedic asked
> Kathleen, a 3-yr old girl to hold a flashlight high over her
> mommy so he could see while he helped deliver the baby.
> Very diligently, Kathleen did as she was asked.
> Heidi pushed and pushed and after a little while, Connor
> was born The paramedic lifted him by his little feet and
> spanked him on his bottom Connor began to cry.
> The paramedic then thanked Kathleen for her help and asked
> the wide-eyed 3-yr old what she thought about what she
> had just witnessed.
>
> Kathleen quickly responded, "He shouldn't have crawled in there
> in the first place......smack his butt again!"
>
> If you don't laugh at this one, there's no hope for you!

hehehehehehehehehe!!!!!