Abuse by Teen

[dreamcatcher33]

For the first time today my teenage daughter hit me. I was in the process of taking away her phone because she was being rude and disrespectful and she punched me 5 times in the back of the head.

[Softlysoftlycatchymonkey]

zink oh how I laughed at your response - ha ha ha. Are you high? What planet are you on??


op hope your ok. No body has the right to hit another. Please take what zink said with a pinch of salt.

[moggiek]

Soon what on earth do you mean? What would your position be if the 'child' is a 15 year old, 6' 1" stalwart of the school rugby team???

[SoonToBeSix]

It's not about the child's height, age , or strength . They are a child and have the maturity if a child. Of course a 15 year old knows it's wrong but an angry teen is not the same as an adult.

[CeliaFate]

An angry teen isn't the same as an adult, but if they have a propensity for violence towards their parents I wouldn't be molly coddling them or making excuses for their vile behaviour.

[moggiek]

Believe me, a jaw breaks just as easily from the ministrations of an angry teen as it does from those of an adult!

[nicoleshitsinger]

Soon - if a 13 year old punched any other adult police would usually get involved. It would certainly happen if they assaulted a teacher in this way.

The thing that distresses me about this issue is that invariably it is a woman on the receiving end of violence in the home, who ever the perpetrator. You hear far fewer stories of fathers being assaulted than you do of mothers....

[CeliaFate]

Yes, I hate the supposition that mothers should understand their teen's violence and sympathise.
What a crock.
Once someone thinks they can get their own way through violence it will escalate.

[SwiftRelease]

Been in same boat, feel for you op, how is it now?