Keep your chin up. Pay no attention to the 'everyone gets a trophy' crowd.

I think hitting your child because you have lost your handle on the situation and hitting them to teach them that there's an eye-for-an-eye are two different things. One teaches him that hitting in retaliation is acceptable behavior, and one is an expression of exasperation.

Please tell everyone to just shut the fuck up. I received corporal punishment several times when I was a child. Let me tell you- it really sucks when mom misses your butt and wacks you on the small of your back with a coat hanger or a wooden spoon. What did I learn from these instances? To do as I was told. I…

Dont listen to all of the over-sensitive know-it-alls who are jumping on your case, anyone with half a brain understood your comment and you clearly aren't a bad mom for making mistakes.

you realize you just posted this on Diet Tumblr? I can hear the professional offense-takers gathering their pitchforks now......

I think your wording is going to cause a lot of rage on here but I kinda understand what you are saying/doing. I have a five year old and a one year old. My five year old is his mother's twin in that he is incredibly independent and stubborn. It's a good thing because he won't take shit from anyone as he gets older…

I hear where you're coming from. I have kids, ages 1, 3, and 5, and the older ones get spanked when nothing else works to get them to listen and behave. I've tried taking away every possession they own, it has no effect. I offer to reward them, no effect. No amount of words has any effect. Sending them to "time out"…

Ha ha! You crack me up. It's hard as shit to raise children. I wish more people were honest about. I'm sure you are doing fine, so long as when you say you are hitting your kid when he hits his siblings, you don't mean you are punching the little bugger. I really think there is nothing wrong with a pop on the…

hot take police here. you're being charged with two counts of overreacting in an online comment space, and one count of pretentiousness. your punishiment is to go take three deep breaths, because everything's going to be ok.

So: I remember a few years ago when I posted something about how my grandma always gave the worst gifts and they were a running joke with the other members of the family. I got about a million comments decrying how I could be so cruel to my dear old Nana, who was trying so hard, and how terrible a person I was for…

Nonsense about the abuse or you being an awful person. This is all totally normal, assuming when you say you are shaking him and physically relocating him, you aren't actually hurting him or shaking him in a scary/harmful way. Grabbing a whining, defiant 4 year old by the arm and leading him off to the bathroom-…

I can understand your frustration. I have a very independent six-year-old.

Hey man, can I just say how much I identify with you right now? I'm a person with a temper. I know this about myself, and I work on it, but sometimes I slip up. I am terrified of having kids. But the only thing that terrifies me more is having kids, fucking up, and not being able to talk about it to anyone because…

My younger son had tantrums 3-8 times a day for his first three years, starting with colic and finishing around 3-4. I have always suffered from noise aversion. Because this is the internet, I will leave the rest to your imagination.

I was terrified of my mother - and she rarely reverted to corporal punishment and when she did it was laughable (not that I WOULD have DARED) because she used a floppy old bedroom slipper (you could barely feel it). Her anger/disappointment and our loss of privileges was enough. FYI - we're very good friends now. You…

I see it as a guilt issue. Many parents both work long hours/travel and they don't want to have the only time with their kids have any drama. Or they feel to tired for it. But put in the work when they are young and your life will be so much easier.

Pro-tip: no one is honest about parenting on the internet. I'm sure you can see why.

I see the responses to this going over really well.....lol

Is it time for White Chattering-Class Bingo again? I guess we're now on "kids today are too spoiled" because "kids today are too overworked/pressured" is in the downside of the media cycle. Cue idiots like Kolbert and various experts ranting about how kids today (not their kids, tho) are coddled, not like in the good…

A reality show about trying to get one's shit together after being released from prison, and the difficulties incurred? Might actually be kind interesting...