He kind of did and my mom beat us almost every night until I was in 8th grade. You love your kids, and I think that's more amazing than anything in the world. From how I came up, not being a part of their lives is better than taking away from it in other ways. I almost feel more uncomfortable in really close family situations than I do in distant ones. Maybe that's why I go home to see family every 5 years, I don't know. It's probably why I stuck with a dog instead of kids too. Personally, I won't have them until I know I can be perfect. i won't do what my mom did.