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

[tiggsybabes.livejournal.com]

My children are 10 & 7. I get angry & tearful at times with PMT (& always have since the age of 14) but I have never hit my children or even felt the urge to want to.

[hobbitbabe.livejournal.com]

I looked at this several times, and then got distracted for a week or so by my own health crisis, and now I came back to say that I honestly can't tell whether this is a supportive response or not. Did you intend it to be?

[tiggsybabes.livejournal.com]

It's meant to be supportive.