Alec called his daughter "a rude, thoughtless little pig" in a voicemail message. I know that when I was a kid, my mother sometimes called me some pretty nasty names when she was angry with me, so was Alec's behavior out of the ordinary?
2007-04-26 04:56:37 · 12 answers · asked by tangerine 7 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Boy are folks overreacting over this. We don't know what kind of kid she is or what lead to his out burst. She could be a spoiled rotten hollywood brat. I listened to his message and I did sense a voice of firmness and anger but I think he was in control. I grew up in an abusive home and my dad was a million times worse. i recognize the difference between anger and abuse. Alec was angry and was probably provoked.
As a parent, I dont' yell and sceam at my child and he still knows the difference between right and wrong. When he does something that requires a verbal correction, i get down to his level, make him look me in the eye and I use a firm low vioce. He know he's in trouble and the situation is over. People are amazed that my 2.5 year old doesn't have tantrums or fits of rage. He is a really happy well behaved kid.
Oh, I don't spoil him with lots of toys and he doesn't get his way all the time. I if say no,I mean no and I dont waiver. Also, my husband and I don't yell at eachother and are loving towards eachother most of the time, When we disagree, we discuss and listen to eachother's sides. We have been together for 18 years and rarely have fought. I think this is the key to a good kid.
I imagine that the day will come that I may yell at him. But for now, my anti yelling strategy is working really well.
2007-04-26 05:13:29 · answer #1 · answered by Melissa G 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
All parents may feel this way at one time or another. I'm not excusing his behavior, but he should not have left a voicemail saying those things. Now there's a permanent record of his anger and inappropriate behavior towards his child. Not a smart thing to do when your ex-wife is vindictive towards you and you have been through a nasty divorce and custody battle.
If he was just Joe Average and left that kind of a voicemail it wouldn't be all over the national news. It's just worse because he is a celebrity and their lives are already under scrutiny daily.
2007-04-26 05:24:01 · answer #2 · answered by Pink1967 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's likely misdirected anger toward his ex wife, with whom he's involved in a drawn out custody suit. Sure, I'm sure he was upset that the girl missed several calls, but, it's partly her mom's job to see that she communicates with Alec in some fashion or another. Even though Alec was very wrong to be so angry, it's manipulative of Kim Bassinger to have let this msg get to the media, and the poor daughter is in the middle. Shame on them both! But anger does make many people do regretable things and the children suffer for it.
2007-04-26 05:14:05 · answer #3 · answered by GEEGEE 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. My dad has never and most likely never would say something like that about me. Now don't get me wrong, he is the first person to tell me if I am heading down the wrong path and he has told me I would "end up just like my mother" on several occasions and this did hurt my feelings, but I know his intentions were good. Someone who insults their children like that isn't a good parent and maybe that's why his daughter is "a rude, thoughtless little pig" in the first place!!!
2007-04-26 05:42:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alec Baldwin is a basket case. He has allowed his ex-wife to totally *&$% him over in his pocket book and his mind. He still thinks he can survive on small parts in movies and sitcoms. I think he realizes his time as a mega-star has come to an end. And the only thing keepin him going are his mutual funds.
He's a great actor, awesome in the Unforgiven, "Come here I want to talk to ya about the surveilance cameras", WHACK, right in the kisser. That was awesome, best stuff I've seen in a movie.
2007-04-26 05:14:22 · answer #5 · answered by JOHNNY D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would think so.
He should have known better than to assume that his private life was . . . private. Sad but true. I would hate to have my worst moments plastered everywhere for all to see.
He does have a bad temper, and did go a bit too far. Too bad the tape wasn't rolling all those times he was kind to his daughter.
He is going through a horrible divorce - and some of it HAS to be his fault. It takes two to tango, as they say. But I read an interview where he described how the whole situation was really eating away at him. He said he know's he's getting fat and just doesn't care anymore - a sign of depression.
What came across was the HURT he felt at not getting through to her. If he didn't love her, he wouldn't have been upset.
I wrote too much! Baldwin has problems, for sure, but I have sympathy for him. I have dealt with all kinds of mental isues in my family. My Dad probably did worse to me, but I know he loved me - he was not perfect.
2007-04-27 04:44:50 · answer #6 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think what alec said to his child is no different than what some parents say to there child . over the years i have heard good parents lose it with there child and call them alot worst. these people who think alec is so terrible should look in there own closet. my parents has lost it with us and call us some names but they are terrific parents we push them to the limit. i think some people will never ever amit to losing it with there child but hey people are human sometimes a word will slip out without you knowing it. so ease up , no big deal dont have a cow if you say something bad to your kid.but verbal abuse is another story that isnt a slip up.
2007-04-26 05:13:51 · answer #7 · answered by joyce d 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you heard his confrontation with Hannity. Shows the first sign of that temper. Also, when he attempted to start his own radio show. Went down like Air America. Politics aside, hearing ANYONE speak to their child like that is disgusting and ABUSIVE. Mental abuse is just as scarring as pysical abuse, if not worse. Poor little girl. What a sad life this child has gone through.
2016-05-19 03:26:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
parents are first and foremost human, right they are not perfect, we lose our tempers and do things we sometimes regret, my mother used to tell me and my sister we were acting like horses butts, lol, and when i would tell her she was calling names she would actually i didn't i said you were "acting" like them not that you were them, lol, sometimes you get a glimpse of your children and don't like who they are at that moment (most times we are blinded by the fact that they are our children) and yeah you think wow, what a little brat, personally i try not to express those feelings and thoughts to my children but like i said we are not perfect right and sometimes i think children need to hear the truth that hey you are really acting in a way that is not acceptable......but i would try to be tactful about it and not hurt the childs feelings.
2007-04-26 05:08:57 · answer #9 · answered by impatientmomma 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Parents are human beings too.
2007-04-27 06:44:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋