More recently, a father out of spite against his ex-wife drove his car into a Dam drowning his three sons. He has just been found guilty and sentencing is taking place shortly.
I went to school with a boy who was physically abused by his father. there wasn’t a week went by that he didn’t have a new cut or bruise. Eventually, the authorities stepped in and placed him in foster care.
A lot of the problems we have are due to ignorant parents who know no better.
I am not against smacking under certain circumstances Danny, I just feel it needs to be controlled. I was petrified by my father who was like an old Tom Cat; Full of pee and wind but he was very frightened when I was younger. I feel this is why I behaved.
He also worried about how other people would judge him if his children weren’t perfect. Mom and Dad had plenty of arguments over discipline and it was my mother who said if it had to be done, she would carry it out as she felt that Dad was too powerful.