Line in the sand

[ailbhe]

I've decided that I am just not going to accept "hitting children" or "physically assaulting children" as something grownups can't help doing. If I'm losing my temper that badly, I need help. I have a list of excuses, reasons or triggers as long as anyone's arm, but that doesn't make it ok, and I am allowed to insist that no-one persuade me that it's actually ok to hit children sometimes.

I really, really don't want them to grow up thinking it's ok to hit children "if you're cross enough" or something. I don't want them to fight the same urge to hurt I have to fight.

Also, I want everyone to breathe properly so I can get some sleep, please.

Comments

[serene]

I like your line in the sand. I like your willingness to call yourself on your shit. I like you.

We all fuck up. Not all of us (cf. my own mother) have the courage to say to a child, "what I did was wrong, and it's always wrong, and I never should have done it, and I'm going to get help so I won't do it again."

[sfred]

I agree with this comment.

[rmc28]

I agree. Ailbhe, you are wonderful.