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what can you say to a new age man who loses his temper, marches upstairs and slaps his 7 year old

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nonymous · 09/06/2007 14:56

hard enough that i could hear it downstairs. he is a loving father and is non-violent. neither of us object to smacking but it is a very rare thing.

what bothers me is that this was after the argument. ds was in the wrong. but dp suddenly flipped and stormed upstairs shouted at him and punctuatied it with 3 slaps.

i spoke to them both. dp still raving
got them both to say sorry
but need to make dp understand that we all lose our tempers but he wa sin the wrong to lose it to that extent because it was after the argument so ds wouldn't have understood why he suddenlty got so cross.

and before the anti-smacking comes on and starts going ott, please think before you type, i am looking for advice of the kind of points i can make not your contempt

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ScummyMummy · 10/06/2007 11:28

That sounds really positive, nony.

Think Scanner's post is spot on too.

Blu · 10/06/2007 22:07

Nonymous - blimey, that sounds really good. I must say that if we could all make such brilliant headway out of a crisis things would be...better. Good for you.

I guess people do find it hard to give feedback without pontificating. I understand you have to take what's relevant to you and discard what doesn't fit - but I'm glad it's all sorted cos i'm feeling well and truly bollocked!

lucyellensmum · 11/06/2007 15:46

nonymous, im glad things are better and DP sounds like an OK guy to me. We would all like to be perfect, for some its harder than others, depending on the level of help we have.

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SueBaroo · 11/06/2007 16:40

Followed this without comment, and I'm really pleased things have been sorted now. One of the most powerful things a parent can do is to be truly sorry and say so if they've done wrong. Wishing you the best.

waits for Xenia to come and root me out, pmsl

saadia · 11/06/2007 20:42

I'm glad things are sorted out. The way I see it, parenting is a learning curve and your dh, like many of us, made a mistake but is willing to learn from it.

purpleduck · 11/06/2007 21:20

everyone messes up as a parent. everyone. I don't agree with smacking, but I have come close. Talk to your husband, and maybe you need to re -draw the line. IE you said you are not against it, but hardly do it. Maybe make it an absolute no go if it allows this to happen. hth

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