Sunday, August 12, 2007 at 2:52 AM "My 17 y/o bro has been kicked out of both parents homes and lived w/ me. After 8 months of ups and downs, I discovered he is again abusing drugs (tobaco, alcohol, and pot). I have two small children in the house which infuriated me further. My Bro also threated to shoot me, or at me on several occassions, as well as other similar threats. I thought he was doing much better as of late, but it turns out he just learned how to sneak around better. One night, everything came out and I sent him packing back with his dad, along with some yelling and I lost it and punched him 2-3 times in the back of the head and arms. Is this anger and frustration and honestly tough love considered child abuse? As brothers, we have fought alot over the years, but I have only punched him one other time, for his horrible and violent verbal threats. Neither fight caused more than a headache for him as I had my wits about me to restrain my blows. This last fight, I caught my hand wrong and broke my right ring meta-carple. The fights sound bad, but aren't really a dramatic as they may seem. Do I have anything to worry about because of my lost, but restrained anger." —plurry |
