[DieHard the Hunter]

> “I thought you Yanks weren’t afraid of your Gummint”
>
> where are you from?
> Surely DSS exists in the south?

The DSS may be all-powerful and far-reaching, but their pervasive influence does not stretch as far South as New Zealand, where I’m from.

Our equivalent is CYFS “Child, Youth and Family Service”.

[Scotswife]

Ahh..New Zealand - that explains it! :)

Does the CYFS frown upon spanking?