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I recently saw a video on YouTube of a mother disciplining her 7-year-old son. The boy lied about something and her punishment was hot sauce in his mouth and then a cold shower. The footage is hard to watch and it turns out this woman was on the “Dr. Phil” show.
My reaction to seeing this was that the child was being abused. I told this story to some of my coworkers and several mothers said that they thought the action was appropriate, which really surprised me. I think the woman was ultimately charged with a misdemeanor. How do most people feel about this incident?
John Berry
Punahou
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