I never understood.....until I could begin to read emotions on the face of my first born child. The thought of him fearing me, his mother, the ONE person in this whole world that he should be able to trust......it completely shattered what I thought I understood about parenting. 😢

I thought it was a wonderful tool; it would be applied 'with love' - just like my parents did to me. I turned out fine. Right? 🙄