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i am trying to work on myself here.i am the farthest thing from perfect and i am aware of the things that pete and i do that hurt nate.when i opened up about using the 6th month of pregnancy it wasnt something i said matter-of-factly.it was humiliating because i am ashamed of what i did.the main problem with pete and i is that he loves me but has a
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Me and my other half would just dwell on things, and not speak, so if there was a problem we wouldnt sort it out, we would just bottle it up, which is bad, an arguement (in moderation) is a good thing sometimes.
That said kids can be very annoying sometimes, they test your patience and they try to push the boundaries and i admit that when they were younger they did get a few slaps, however that has changed, as ultimately i think that punishing people by taking away things like PS2 access, or going to bed early is more effective than any slap
thats me however, on your post, i dont think that arguements in front of kids is nessasarily damaging to them, i suppose it depends of the ferocity of the arguement.
You can only do the best that you can do, and my guess is that if you looked back to say 12 months or 18 month before Nate was born, and now, then you would have come along in leaps and bounds.
Steve
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