My mom talks about her childhood and meeting her father in the early part of her childhood and she would bring up the time her dad slapped her and her half sister. It’s obvious she holds some resentment towards him and honestly if anyone slapped me I would feel the same. She doesn’t really fool with her dad whatsoever, she really only sees him once or twice a year. Even when my mom got pregnant at 16 and my grandmother found out she was hiding her pregnancy for awhile and out of all things thought uppercutting her was the right reaction EVEN THOUGH HER AND HER MOTHER BOTH HAD KIDS AT THE SAME AGE hearing her recall that makes me so upset. Not saying my mom being a teen mom was acceptable but it was beyond hypocritical of them and I honestly hold onto a little resentment towards a large part of my family based on the way they treated my mom when she got pregnant with my sister, especially her parents, which I feel like that’s my disconnect from them and why I never truly bonded with anyone in my family as if living in different cities didn’t already cement that.

I remember hearing about the time Beyoncé’s mom slapped her in the face while she was being goofy and trying to impress some boys while her song played on the radio for the first time. It really disturbs me when you hear people recall moments where they smacked the hell out of their kid or some harsh reaction they enacted on a kid, it’s demeaning and humiliating.

I honestly can’t recall a moment my mother physically disciplined me but I know she never did anything that would still have me pissed about years later, though she has said a few things I kinda held onto I never had anything that made me feel like it strained our relationship for ever.

Was there ever a moment a parent or relative took it too far disciplining you?