I'm wondering which one of your parents was the disciplinarian? Which one did you respect more as a kid and which one do you have a better relationship with now?
I grew up with two older brothers. Dad was the disciplinarian, mum was more of a softie. We obeyed Dad more as we knew he meant business. Some might say we respected him more, some might say we were more scared of him, I think it was a bit of both. He would smack us, not all the time but not infrequently, while my mum hardly ever did. My brothers also got the belt very occasionally for really serious things (this was in the late 80s/early 90s). I never did, I think because I was a girl, although I was threatened with it a couple of times.
My oldest brother was always close to my dad. The middle one used to clash with dad a LOT (they get on okay now, but still not brilliantly, although my brother now admits he used to be a pain) and I'm probably closer to my mum because I'm a girl. What about everyone else?
2007-07-14
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