Yeah. They're supposed to be our role models, not bad examples.

That's actually kind of funny and messed up at the same time.

I can see why she would be upset, but she can't give judgement on something that she obviously knows nothing about.

Or to your wife...

Hahaha. That's hilarious.

Guys don't worry, the first three marriages were for money, not for love.

OP lives in New York and parents hitting children is illegal. So if she wanted to, she can call the cops on her mom for child abuse.

Oh, you're one of THOSE kids.

A perfect example of "do as I say and not as I do." It's different if you've made a mistake and you've rectified it and have showed as much, but it's wrong to expect someone to heed your advice if you've been fucking up consistently.

So it's wrong to think that parents shouldn't hit their kids for no reason?

No, in a legitimate case of child abuse calling the cops is obviously the right thing to do. In this case getting the cops involved would just be a stupid, petty thing to do.

Fair enough. It's still wrong for her mom to hit her in this case, but I agree that she shouldn't get the police involved.

This is a moment where the action was totally worth the consequence.

than* oh come on!!

It isn't that big of a deal #71 :-) I'm sure people still got the point.

Doesn't matter. It's *than, not then. If you're going to take the time to type something out, why not go ahead and proofread it?

Agreed

Teen relationships usually fail because the kids are still changing and developing into their own person.

Actually the saying is "Do as I say, not as I do" lol

Or monkey see Doobie doobie do

Dear Mother, dear Father You clipped my wings before I learnt to fly Unspoiled, unspoken I've outgrown that fucking lullaby Same thing I've always heard from you Do as I say, not as I do ~Metallica