No slapping of the face here nor any big to do, that I recall. I was 12, I was at my grandmother's and we were preparing for a road trip to Connecticut for April vacation. She had this look on her face that said oh boy, right here? Right now? I say that because that would be my reaction with a grandchild..expect the unexpected. She had some overnight sized pads from my great grams old bedroom. Glad for the overnight protection. Those books and nurses talk about oh it's really not that much. Wanna bet?