Letters to the Editor
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Well said Heather!
I loved this reponse as it exactly mirrored my own although the only audience I had was my husband and my friend Abby. My initial response when I heard the phone message was that the kid likely had it coming and here was a father who had simply reached his boiling point. (Who knows what the kid had put him through - maybe he showed tremendous restraint.) Like Heather my own upbringing was a bit fast and loose with the swift slap on the ass and the occassional "you're a spoiled jerk." I have four children (14-2) and periodically I find myself indulging in a little name calling or the occassional outrageous threat. And believe me by the time I blow, they sooooo have it coming.
Why is temper so out of fashion? Why are the occassional displays of it nowadays considered the same as hording child porn? So Alec Baldwin has a bad temper and periodically blows. So what? Maybe he would be fun no fun to live with but he is hardly a serial killer.
Here's to raising kids in an authentic environment. Life is messy and unpleasant sometimes, occassionally mom or dad loses it or is even a bit mean. Get over it.