I've appeared in court many times sans pantyhose. No one is close enough to my legs to know the difference between bare legs and sheer nude hose, ESPECIALLY the judge. And if opposing counsel did, they would never admit it.

True, but most attorneys don't appear before judges daily, or even a majority of the time.

So you are intending to hurt the child, just not hurt them "seriously?" Nope, doesn't really make it any better.

I have. And it's still just individual anecdotes and anonymous people saying "I turned out fine" who could be axe-murderers. Perhaps you should read the actual scientific studies.

Because of your single anecdotal experience you're "not sure it holds up statistically?" Learn how statistics work. And FTR, you are wrong. http://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/0…

That's utterly ridiculous. If you are hitting them "to show them what getting hit feel[s] like" — i.e., that it hurts and is unpleasant — then it is your intent to hurt them. 0

Hitting a child in order to teach them that hitting is "not ok" is absolutely absurd.

This is horrible. That said, a 4.5 year old is very different from a toddler.

This approach baffles me. You are teaching them that hitting is wrong... by hitting them? Mixed messages much?

If your child is old enough to give you that response, absolutely. But a non-verbal toddler is a different kettle of fish.

My 18-month old looks 10 months, and my 7 year-old looked 3 when he was 2 — so it's really hard to tell a child's age just by looking. A baby/toddler will hit just to get a reaction from the parent, so ignoring them and not giving them the reaction they are looking for is the best way to stop the behavior in most…

And they never fell asleep in the car? Or did you talk to them then too?

THIS. I have two kids and I harbor absolutely NO illusions about having some inate, superior understanding of parenting that trumps all other opinions or ideas. In fact, I routinely go to some of my childless/ childfree friends for input on parenting issues because I think that they often give better/ more creative/…

I don't think the fact that the kids are kids and he's an adult overrides the fact that they have only had the dog for a month. He had it for three years. All other considerations aside, and their age notwithstanding, the kids are the ones who will far more easily "get over it, and therefore they are the ones who…

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I have two and it's way harder than having one. And my first was hard, second easy. Still way harder having two.

normal. I'm mom to a 7 year old and an 18 month old. I felt exactly the same way you do for the first two years of my first son's life. As he got older I started enjoying him way more, to the point where we eventually decided to have another one (something which we agreed from day one of our first was never. Going.…

I hate being that person but as a person whose last name is always misspelled I have a compulsion and cannot help myself. it's Jennifer Garner. [SORRY]

"I am creating an account just to tell this story." Worth it!!!