should not have a child. Seriously, WTF?

A one-year-old girl...he is out of his fucking mind.

It took everything I had not to throw her fucking ass through a plate glass window

What a lovely manifestation of Christian Compassion.

When my kids were little and they ran around and climbed on things and fell and the like, I was constantly amazed at how rarely they bruised. Every so often it made me think about how hard someone had to hit a kid, or with what, to raise serious bruises.

Yes, I do know some people bruise more easily than others -- I've always bruised pretty easily myself -- but still.

And yeah, my kids occasionally broke something or needed a couple of stitches, but not because of anything I ever did to them.

at the age of 50, i can get a bruise on my legs from crossing them sometimes, and it can take a couple weeks to heal.

mini-unblock has to bang his leg hard on a rock or something to get a bruise, and it's gone within 48 hours.

But where is Reggie Bush claiming this is a "manifestation of Christian Compassion"? Maybe he's Wiccan or Rastafarian, or simply an asshole who thinks that physically abusing a 1-year-old girl is justified.

But it is often people who call themselves Christians who use that to justify child abuse.

he likes to tweet a lot about Jesus.

One of my kids was very pale with blue undertones and bruised easily through active play. A doctor (not our usual one) commented lightly on it in passing once. The other kid had darker skin and as far as I remember almost never bruised. Both were equally very active.

Most 1 years olds are likely to be doing nothing more nefarious/reckless than eating dirt or bugs off the floor.

I would think the infant's physical reaction to either would pretty much cover any punishment.

and couldn't be bothered to find a non-violent solution.

When I was down visiting with my one-year-old granddaughter last month, she had a tendency to let loose with the screams whenever mom or dad wasn't around. The guy in the apartment next door would scream "WHAT THE FUCK??" at the top of his lungs through the wall. (He probably would have been a hitter, except he's apparently a bitter old bachelor...good thing). I found that if I took her outside and walked around with her for a while, she'd quiet right down.

Some people just can't stand the sound of a baby yelling.

here is the very thin walls between those apartments.

Someone else's taste in music can be very annoying in such circumstances.

But doing what you can to quiet the little one is the most appropriate response.

He also muttered under his breath (but loud enough for the kids to hear it), "I HATE those kids," when the three- and five-year-old were out on the sidewalk quietly playing with the snails. Like I said, obviously a man who doesn't care for children, no matter how well-behaved.

and I hope her mother is a strong woman who will stand up for her daughter.

1 year old.


FUCK!!!

Anyone who would "discipline, harshly" needs to be kept far away from small children.

"I definitely will try to - will obviously not leave bruises or anything like that on her. But I definitely will discipline her harshly depending on what the situation is."

They believe people who behave badly are possessed by demons. They think beating the person drives out the demons.

My new expansion team.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/120446990

edit: Maybe he could run back kicks.

but what would a 1-year-old do to warrant such punishment?

have kids who would be better parents than Bush.

This makes me sick.

He couldn't wait a year so or so to take side money. POS is not welcome in LA.

prove that the harsh discipline either did not work or that his parents exaggerated his misbehavior and over reacted with the discipline they meted out to Reggie?

so not only will he continue to discipline his one year old daughter, but he will do so HARSHLY! what a guy

how "manly" of him.

that is so totally fucked up, even if i believe in spanking, and i do not.