Basically we're still discussing this because we have different theories and methods of dealing with children. Ultimately it's up to the parent, and it's a private thing. There are plenty of things that happened in my house when I was growing up that wouldn't have made for good publicity had they been aired in public.
It's fine to say that you would never do such-and-such or say whatever, but you can't even begin to judge someone based on a phone message out of context, especially when you consider it was certainly released specifically to generate bad publicity.
Put another way, how long has Alec Baldwin been in the public eye? This is the first thing that's come to my attention in recent memory regarding his parenting, and it wouldn't even be on the radar if he weren't famous. Think of all the people who you hear about due to actually news-worthy breaches of parental responsibility.
Sure, he's apparently not a perfect parent, but who is? His words don't deviate too far from the mean.
It's fine to say that you would never do such-and-such or say whatever, but you can't even begin to judge someone based on a phone message out of context, especially when you consider it was certainly released specifically to generate bad publicity.
Put another way, how long has Alec Baldwin been in the public eye? This is the first thing that's come to my attention in recent memory regarding his parenting, and it wouldn't even be on the radar if he weren't famous. Think of all the people who you hear about due to actually news-worthy breaches of parental responsibility.
Sure, he's apparently not a perfect parent, but who is? His words don't deviate too far from the mean.