Yup. My dad is an asshole. He was known as the dick dad. He'd try to help me with my homework (and when I was in elementary I wasn't very good at math). If I got an answer wrong or couldn't answer quick enough he'd get mad and pinch me. Afterwards he'd tell me good job or some shit which would cinvince me that his pinches are for my own good ha.
cool lol. That's why I said I wouldn't embarrass the kid by beating his dads ass in front of him in your other thread. I'd rather let the kid think that he has a good dad. Whoo!! My sob story for the week lol.
Yeah. Saying it's "reasonably justified" doesn't draw a line like you asked. I think the line is the moment you lay one hand on your kid. At that moment I think you deserve to get your ass kicked the next time you make a mistake. Adults only hit younger kids because they're stronger. When kids become older, you can't hit them anymore without a real fist fight breaking out lol. You don't have to prove your strength to your kid, save that for somebody that deserves it. All your kid needs to know is that you love them and right from wrong (which can be taught without hitting).
Or you could just take away their tv or something like that. I mean yeah hitting teaches kids, but you can go about it a whole other way. People are so caught up in the whole "back in my day" thing that they don't see how it's still wrong.
But what's within reason? Some people would say that multiple bruises just means that they give their kid "tough love".
to each thier own, if someone thinks they need to smack their kid around a little then thats their decision.
