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> So the teacher, grandparent, and father never bothered asking why he's licking his hands, and his mother only after a lot of drama, including spanking(!!) No
by adwn 8y ago
> So the teacher, grandparent, and father never bothered asking why he's licking his hands, and his mother only after a lot of drama, including spanking(!!)
No, the mother did ask:
"I tried grilling him about why he was doing this so I could find some solution."
The article doesn't imply that she asked him only after spanking him, and it seems unlikely that she did.
Edit: fixed the quote from the article.
- mikelyons 8y agoThe article obviously states that she only asked years after spanking and abusing to get him to stop. Re-read it.
- OpenBSD-empire 8y agoI don't get the downvotes, spanking IS physical and emotional abuse! Just because your parents abused you and you "turned out alright" doesn't mean it wasn't and isn't abuse!
- Carpetsmoker 8y agoLooks like something went wrong with your copy/paste there, since you copied the same twice. But I assume you meant: "I tried grilling him about why he was doing this so I could find some solution. He couldn't explain it and the terror in his eyes was disturbing." That doesn't really sound like asking to me, but more like telling him off while also asking a question somewhere in between.
- adwn 8y ago> Looks like something went wrong with your copy/paste there Oops, you're right, thanks! Fixed. > That doesn't really sound like asking to me, but more like telling him off while also asking a question somewhere in between. After re-reading that part, I'm willing to concede that your interpretation is probably closer to the mark than mine.
- xenadu02 8y agoThat's the point of the article. She realized grilling him about the behavior wasn't productive (and neither was punishment).