Her disrespect and hostility towards my parents has been ongoing for months. They all need to see a therapist, and I believe they are going to. Is a slap in the face to a legal adult considered abuse?
I'm so stressed out about it, she ended up leaving the house and her exboyfriend picked her up. What can I do?Is this abuse? Parent slapping the face of a 19 year old child?
Stay out of it... your sister made her bed and will have to sleep in it. Her BF will find out whether she is a brat.
Your parents have apparently been AWOL for most of your sister's upbringing. They didn't take time out to teach her all she will need to make her way in the world... things like personal responsibility, respect, ethics and the like. They had the imperative to teach her these things by ANY means necessary, including the slap across the face or a belt across the fanny.
At 19, your parents don't have to put up with your sister's impertinence any longer. She is an adult and needs to get out there and support herself.
Your goal is to keep it real... stay out of rebellion and do the BASICS that keep you off your parents' radar. Make good grades, clean up after yourself, do your chores, and show your parents basic respect.Is this abuse? Parent slapping the face of a 19 year old child?
Legally speaking, slapping anyone- husband to wife, parent to child,- is considered physical abuse. It's not enough to get Dad any jail time but it could send him to anger management if your sis presses the issue.
Of course her yelling obscenities at him would technically be categorized as verbal abuse so, yea, therapy is a good idea for both of them and I hope they start right away for the whole families sake.
No this is not abuse your sister is out of control and need a reality check. I am not saying that it is or was ok for your dad to hit your sister but a slap in the face wont kill her. because they are the parents they get to decide the discipline. but it have to be a lot worse than a d** slap.as for you just support and mind your own business don't let their problem become yours
Where I am from (the Caribbean) she would get almost killed for telling her dad to go F**K himself. A slap would be very minor. Even here in the US Caribbean parents still beat the crap out of their kids if they are being disrespectful. And no, that's not abuse.
SHE GOT OFF MILD, discipline should be administered without anger, but in that instance she got of mild with just a slap......I don't consider that abuse......
She deserved that slap. It is not abuse at all. Sounds more like she is abusing him verbally.
No, I am looking forward to kicking the crap out of my kids when they get smart with me.
I believe this would be assault
It's certainly not child abuse. There is no such thing as a 19 year old child. She's an adult. I'm not sure whether or not a slap in the face can be considered assault.
Therapy only works if everyone is willing to change, to compromise. You can help by not taking sides, but being there to comfort whoever needs it. If you are the younger sibling, your parents have a responsibility to make sure you're okay, that you're not too stressed out by all of this. If they go to therapy, it might be a good idea for you to go, too.
I hope it all works out for you. Remember that yr sibling is going through a period where she wants independence but probably can't afford it yet, and that is stressful for her. This too shall pass!
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