I grew up with parents who hit me and swore I'd never do that but yesterday I grabbed my daughter's arm so hard it left marks and I can't stop thinking about it.
More people experience this than they realize.
The shock of crossing their own moral boundaries forces a parent to confront how stress can override conscious parenting intentions.
“Where Are You with Authoritative vs. authoritarian parenting?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.