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When you cross a parenting line you swore you never would

I lost my temper and spanked my 3-year-old yesterday and I swore I would never hit my children but I did and I don't know who I am anymore.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Parenting stress can reveal capacities for behavior that contradicts deeply held values about who we are.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The parent's inner life — what children bring up?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.