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[quote=Anonymous]We have non-negotiable rules: no smoking, no red wine/coffee in our room w/ a cream carpet :-), no phones at the table unless critically important, no one currently in the throes of any addiction struggles, etc...

We have rules we flex on sometimes when we have guests (bedtime, chores, etc..)

I don't know how we'd handle the spanking thing. There's a level of spanking I could probably tolerate (the swat on the butt level) and a level I couldn't (done in rage, open handed palm to the face, clear pain being inflicted, etc...) I would, at minimum, be taking it as a learning opportunity for discussion w/ my kids. If it's a level I'm not comofrtable with I'd talk to my brother directly.

I have refused to allow family members back into our house after they broke core rules and it has been hard. But I'm firm. (Two instances - one smoked pot in our house and lied about it, the other is an active alcoholic.)

When in doubt, protect your kids - that's a clear bright line that can be clarifying.[/quote]

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