My mother told me recently that my six-year-old nephew's personality was already set in stone, and his occasional bursts of energy were proof he needed "tough l

My mother told me recently that my six-year-old nephew's personality was already set in stone, and his occasional bursts of energy were proof he needed "tough love" and "a wake-up call," including changing schools. She also seems to have forgotten that my father hit us with his belt. Very strange indeed.