[Christmas Dynasnow]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

I think when a parent resorts to violence to raise their kids then they have failed as parents.

you may change your mind if you had 3 under 10 and 2 were having a tantrum and you were tired

[user104658]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

you may change your mind if you had 3 under 10 and 2 were having a tantrum and you were tired

You sound very sure of that LT, I have two under 10 and my youngest is (mostly) non-verbal autistic and can be very, very destructive and can lash out herself, and I'm literally always tired, often operating on 4 hours sleep and never more than 6.5. I've never so much as tapped either of them (other than playfully, as they both like to wrestle and tbh the little'un plays bloody rough) and neither has my wife . Again I'm not going to condemn every single person who has momentarily lost their cool, but you talk about it like it's an inevitability when it isn't.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

you may change your mind if you had 3 under 10 and 2 were having a tantrum and you were tired

Or maybe you should not make the mistake of thinking that your patience and experiences are a baseline to hold everyone to. There are plenty of parents in worse situations that don't resort to hitting their kids. Instead of making out that everyone hits theirr kids, you should probably consider why you are endorsing it so much.