Who is saying parenting is black and white? Parenting is the hardest, most important thing we will do. It is incredibly important and difficult to know the right thing at the right time -- and we all mess up all the time. But some actions (screaming/swearing) is black and white.
well even screaming is a gray area to a certain extent as well. If the kid is about to pull a pot of boiling water off the stove i would think a scream at him would be appropriate.
fair enough.. but maybe alec was screaming to her in an effort to get her attention and to make her realize that what she was doing is not right
Different strokes for different folks. Not everyone is as even keeled as you or some of the other parents here. And I'm not saying that facetiously. My girlfriend is the most patient person I have ever been around. Being around her has helped me more than I can possibly explain. I'd like to say that I'm pretty patient with my kids now. But that **** ain't the truth. But I'm tryin', Ringo. I'm tryin' real hard to be the shepherd.
Then there would be no insults. I work with someone who yells and cusses at his kids like this. I am also pretty sure that he beats his girlfriend. It's just slimey. Nothing you say will make me think otherwise.
insults...are they insults if they are correct? maybe she is a self centered little brat that is a pig. who knows. but just b/c this is one message doesnt mean this is routine for him. He could have left 100 messages pleading with his daughter to talk to him but she didnt...yet for the 1 message, where he is obviously at a breaking point, we cannot assume he is a chronic 'screamer', 'yeller' and especially 'beater'
Whatever. The last time I recall yelling at my kid was when he was aiming his motorized car straight at Bellaire Blvd. My yelling got sterner and sterner as he got closer and closer. I finally screamed at the top of my lungs at him before he stopped. But, yeah. I guess I should have just given him a look the entire time.
Great story...I know exactly how you feel...My 10 year does this and tries to pit me against my ex...I guess I just don't put up with any crap and if I raise my voice, so be it...The waterworks are first, then the call to mom and then if nothing else works, they just do it...
Quite the tangent here...but I always thought Alec Baldwin was one of the best hosts on SNL. Every time he's on it's an excellent episode. I think that's why he's hosted so many times (8?).
A timeout and taking away cinnammon tea sipping privileges for 2 hours would have sufficed, bettah crack that whip.
I just heard the audio on TV. I can't believe how bad some of you guys are acting like this is. I never had a parent talk to me like that -- but I've probably had my father come fairly close to using that tone with me. If this is the worst thing that Baldwin has done as a parent, I'd say he's probably doing a pretty good job. What was he suppose to say, "alright, you better answer my call ...ONE...TWO....THR..."
An 11-year old (or 12, or 19, or 9 year-old) daughter who knows that her Dad is calling once every 14 days at court-mandated time and turns her phone off is vile, petty, selfish little pig.
My mom would punish me using mental tactics more so. For example she would leave me at school until 8PM sometimes if I was acting bad. We didn't have a school bus, so the only method of getting home was by parent pick up. I had to spend alot of time on my own in a dark, empty school. This was around the ages of 10,11, and 12. Also she would constantly remind us we had no money even though we were relatively wealthy. Thus we never got new clothes, shoes or anything. I was too young to realize what she was telling us wasn't the truth. In the end, I benefited from these techniques as I became independent and efficient with my money. But this has strained my relationship with my mom. During college, I would literally go 5-6 months without calling the family or visiting. Even to this day, I really don't speak to much of my family other than my brothers. Now while I have the financial means to help them with proposed business plans, etc.. I don't offer them a dime.
