They say people accuse they things they are guilty of - and well, he is a sort of child abuser - cursing at your children can be very much like beating them - his actions are going to erode the kids self esteem.
He justifies it as being a concerned parent - which he may well be. Maybe his extreme responses to his daughter are a reaction to exactly how helpless or inept he feels at doing the job of parenting - maybe he feels he can muscle his way through it.
To his credit, though, he did manage almost an apology in saying he was a little freaked out. I expect that in his neighborhood, that means "I know I'm overreacting". And "I'll dust you" more than likely means "I care about my kid, and I want you to know it despite my limited communication set and poor parenting skills - and while I'm on the subject, you're child entertainment act has enough charm that I, low-esteem dad, feel threatened that my child notices you." This guy needs to work some things out before he goes to jail for punching a clown or balloon animal maker.
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Date: 2005-06-26 12:55 pm (UTC)They say people accuse they things they are guilty of - and well, he is a sort of child abuser - cursing at your children can be very much like beating them - his actions are going to erode the kids self esteem.
He justifies it as being a concerned parent - which he may well be. Maybe his extreme responses to his daughter are a reaction to exactly how helpless or inept he feels at doing the job of parenting - maybe he feels he can muscle his way through it.
To his credit, though, he did manage almost an apology in saying he was a little freaked out. I expect that in his neighborhood, that means "I know I'm overreacting". And "I'll dust you" more than likely means "I care about my kid, and I want you to know it despite my limited communication set and poor parenting skills - and while I'm on the subject, you're child entertainment act has enough charm that I, low-esteem dad, feel threatened that my child notices you." This guy needs to work some things out before he goes to jail for punching a clown or balloon animal maker.