Yeah, everyone gets to choose how they parent, and I'm totally okay with spanking, but hitting in the face hard enough to draw blood seems a little extreme. I don't think that teaches lessons, it's just cruel. It is totally possible to instill morals, values, and good behavior in your kids without resorting to that. Saying no three times and then hitting your kid in the face without so much as a warning or any other type of intervention seems extreme to me. It seemed extreme enough to the mom to call a therapist. The thing is, we don't know the whole story. Was this the first time something like this had happened? Was it a pattern of repeated behavior? Was the child learning to hit from her father? I have more questions than answers so I'm just making a snap decision to think this guy is portraying himself as a victim even though he may not be. I mean, after all, he committed suicide so obviously there's a screw loose. He committed suicide by setting himself on fire in fact. That's pretty extreme behavior imo. And yes, I am very well aware that the laws in this land are slanted toward the mother. I don't know why that is the case. Seems like leftovers from an era long gone by. Traditional values don't always do good things, huh?