She alleged he slapped the kid and caused his nose to bleed. He admited slapping the boy, but not causing his nose to bleed and that he slapped the boy because the boy was hitting on his sister. She also alleged his slapped the daughter and whipped the kids with a belt. She also alleged that the father knocked the boom box across the room because the kid would not turn it down.
I don't like slapping, but I can see this as completely plausible in the above situations. I think knocking the boom box across is childlike, but I have no problem with the father doing it whatsoever. If my boys told me they were not going to turn the boom box down, I think I would take that racket box out in the yard and bust it with a hammer myself. I have no problem with correcting a child with a belt either.
The MOTHER emailed the Father (and both admit to this) and said he was a "GREAT" father. She later must of had a change of mind and reported him (probable cause she wanted the kids).
Father admits he slapped the daughter because she said " I swear on the holy f***ing Bible".
The father did several methods of control, including "timeouts" and requiring the kid sit in the corner with a PAPER BAG on their head and that bag DID NOT restrict air flow.
It goes on and on, and YES, please everyone read it, it is not anything like One_particular_harbor protrays it to be. This was a man fighting to regain the heart and soul of some kids that had picked up very bad habits from their mother. He did the best he could and I applaude his efforts.
Considering some of the music kids listen to these days, taking a hammer to it sounds civilized.
I have to laugh when I think of the father kicking the boom box across the room.
I have no problem with correcting a child with a belt either.
I tend to disagree with parents beating their kids with belts. Smacking a kid with an open hand is ok but using a belt just seems rather sadistic to me.
We had belts used on us as kids, and rather than teach me respect it caused me to become resentful and hardened and rebellious.