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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A child being placed in foster care or even a family being investigated would be 1000 times more damaging to a child than being yelled at by a frazzled mom.[/quote]

But potentially save that child’s life. Or is death not considered damaging?[/quote]
What are you even talking about? Saving a child's life? I was not aware that yelling and cursing at a child means their life is at risk[/quote]

JFC. Verbal abuse is abuse. If she does that loudly in public, imagine what she does in private. And if screaming mommy who threatens her kids with violence in public is actually a loving, caring, nurturing mother who just had one bad day, then guess what? She has nothing to fear when CPS shows up at her door.[/quote]

Yes, she could be a loving, caring, nurturing mother who just happened to have a bad day.

No one is saying that what OP witnessed is good parenting, just that it was more likely a moment of weakness than it is a pattern of abuse. I guess everyone has a different way of looking at life, but that's how I see it, based on my own parenting experiences over years of trying my damnedest to be a good parent but occasionally failing. My friends have also snapped at their kids in front of me occasionally and I don't consider them bad or abusive parents because of it -- I understand that it happens sometimes.

I'm not sure what goes on inside someone's mind when they think a child is in mortal danger because their mom shouted at them for getting out of their car seat. That seems like quite a leap.[/quote]

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