My father wants a paternity test after 30 years, my mother doesn't know what to do
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Burning anyone with a lit cigarette is considered torture. Always has been. I have NEVER heard of anyone that considers torture an appropriate form of discipline, now or in the past. Now my mother was a child back in the 1930's and 40's and her ultra strict upbringing did involve whippings with a switch or even a razor strop and she vividly told those horror stories to us when we were children to explain to us how far over the line that sort of discipline was.
Hug your kids (of all ages and genders) everyday. Period. Full stop.