Bringing in another thread, are ya?
This has nothing to do with me slapping some crazy bitch that had me pinned up against a wall, or another woman that looked my son dead in the face and called him "that little bastard" of yours.
They were both wrong, and I don't have any regrets about doing those things at all.
Both of those women were out of line, and consumed by rage.

I'd place money that I spent more time and effort to instill good values in my son that you ever have.
It's real easy to sit back and be an armchair critic....I'd like to see just how you would have handled either of those situations...you'd probably be a wuss and let someone emotionally scar your child, or let some crazy bitch keep ya pinned until her rage got so high she bashed your head into a wall.

The only time I've ever hit a man...was my first husband.
He'd come in drunk and start with slap across the face...then if I'd try to leave, he'd pick me up and throw me across a room, into the wall....or down the gravel driveway.
And ya know what...after the divorce...he came to me 7 yers later, and apologized for treating me so badly...told me he knew he was responsible for the divorce, because he should have never put his hands on me.

If being 'strong' means I won't let people beat on me, or intimidate me, or emotionally scar my child.....so be it.