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Is this considered child abuse?

if a parent, out of anger, purposely grabs the child's arm so hard it leaves a bruise. Is that considered child abuse?

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Absolutely. Why would grabbing a child out of anger be any different than hitting that child for the same reason?

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There are so many parents in this world that simply need to be fired from that job. Unfortunately, they cant, and the children suffer that.
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yupp
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Tell me about it
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Agreed it is sick and cruel then you have good people that try so hard to have babies and never can some people just take too much for granite children are precious they can not defend themselves against angry parents it's just sad
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I know, amanda... I desperately wanted children, but it wasn't to be. So child abuse, even neglect, makes me crazy. I hear about a case, and wish I could have 5 minutes alone in a room with that "parent".
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Same here I have been trying for years and I feel the same way I'm so sorry you never conceived it hurts I know
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Thank you. Luckily, I have the love of an amazing man who has two beautiful daughters. Life has a way of balancing things out; often life ends up even better than what we had planned for ourselves.
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Mikey and Farmer are lovers...da da da...yup balanced out for my buds...
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I'm still amazed at my great good fortune. I have the love of a wonderful man, and someday I hope that I can find a place in his daughters' hearts as well.
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no, probably not.

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yes as matter of fact any spanking that leaves red spots that last over 1hr are considered as child abuse.

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anything physical that leaves marks (and distresses the child) is considered abuse.

If you find a child with grab marks around their arm, i suggest you report this to authorities and let them decide if it is abuse.

When in doubt, just tell someone.

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Yes of course its abuse

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Yes. If it happens often.. You should tell somebody.

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Yes it is

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Yes. A parent should not discipline a child when he ot she (the parent) is angry. This all too often results abuse, as the parent is usually not in control of his/her emotions.

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Absolutely

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yes it is report immediately before the parent gets angry again and does worse! too many angry parents abusing there kids are out there it's sick no one should ever touch their kids when they are angry go calm down and take a breather first. parenting = patience if you don't have any you should keep your legs closed until you find some.

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Hotgirl18

yes it is. No good parent would take their anger out on the child like that

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yes.

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I've actually had that happened to me . Though? it didn't bother me that much. YOU CAN though, if you want

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one_life
thanks lol hey! :P
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Hey. that would have been fun.. messing around and stuff. with someone. i mean, nothing haha!

Hmm hey? so did you get to talk to Maria?
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one_life
yeah i did... and yeah it wouldve but when someone says please i cant just ignore them lol
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haha yeah.. nice...so? any more plans for the day Belle?
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one_life
not really, just watchin dogs... and im not nice only when people say please.... xD
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really? hmm will you PLEASE send me some money for my cat? :-)

he's been really hungry lately :-)
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one_life
hmmmm nah....

and are you serious like your cat is hungry?

or did you just make that up?
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yeah my cat is ALWAYS hungry so it's kinda true.. hmm hey? so? what did you two talk about? are you and Maria okay now?
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yeah we are fine... she is confused about everything and just wants answers....
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hasn't she talked to him all this time? why does she still want answers?
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one_life
i dunno yeah theyve been talking nonstop really
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nonstop? how so? she can't get on the internet right?
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one_life
yeah she just got it i think.....
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She said she' get it Friday... did she tell you that they've been talking nonstop?
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no but they have... i mean not nonstop but everyday for a while i guess you could say
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*sigh* i'm thinking of just completely stop talking to her. I can't talk to her and know that at the same time she's talking to that guy. I just cant believe it. I just cant forgive that guy for hurting her, and you
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yeah she told me you are too protective.... i mean you are just looking out for her... and she says he is a good friend and stuff
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i want to just stop talking to her. but i know maria needs me too. BUT at the same time.. i don't want that guy to be a part of her life. HE MADE SURE of it when he cheated on her with you.....*sigh* that...........ughh... he makes me sick
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yeah likewise......

he but i mean this is what im mad about...

maria HAD a boyfriend and not schaefer.... so why is everybody soooooo mad cause schaefer did that to her... But maria did the same thing to her current boyfriend seems pretty hipocritical to me
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i know ... i know that Belle. that's why talking to her i'm really thinking of just leaving her alone.. i thought of that too but didn't want to insist as she has already been hurt too much.

*sigh*. She didn't even notice she was doing it herself too...
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yeah... i think that was the thing that hurt/hurts me most you know? and after mar forgave Schaefer she was emailing me saying am i bad for this? i mean if she has to question it and in a negative way... so yeah
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Glad you're seeing things like i do.. But it just baffles me that SHE can't.... Is she too kind? i don't know. too loving? maybe..... is it wrong? Definitely.......

*sigh* just breaks my heart... Breaks it every time she does something i know is not right and she insists. that I "mind my own business" You know that feeling Belle?

She told me to mind my own business.... that hurts like he!!
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yupp..... i just care a lot about her and dont want her getting hurt
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What do you think? should i just go on ahead and mind my own business complety? i just cant stand it..... that she insists to be with that guy..
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wow.........
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one_life
okay well first they havent been talking very much... and second be there for her the lasts things she needs is losing her best friend so dont stop talking to her that is not whats best... support her...
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Maria... hey.....
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Maria....talk to me
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one_life
im no genious but she signed out of IM too so im pretty sure she wont say anything
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Did we commit a sin Belle? Did we CHEAT on her??? why this treatment huh?

why this treatment??
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i mean can we blame her??? She is just as confused as us....
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We're just talking of how much we Love Maria... and she acts this way...

ALL SHE HEARD was that we didn't like Schaefer.....i don't even feel like talking about that guy anymore... he doesn't deserve this much attention.
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i mean come on... i just wish everything would be over with
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ditto but maria does... this is about her too... we realized this guy is a jerk... we realized he hurt her... and mar forgave him... and we DONT know if that was a mistake or not its been a day
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It's clear to me.. i dont like him, i never did. I smelled it even before,. i knew him from way back. he has his words and i have mine. and apparently Maria..... LIKES him.. i can't do anything about that.......
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one_life
i just hope good comes from this....
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one_life
its the past.... we should we should just be there for mat.... she doesnt deserve this... she doesnt,
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i don't wanna talk about this anymore Belle... can we just change the subject?
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one_life
please,
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Maria.. if you're seeing all of this.. I'm sorry. i truly am for hurting you.....you know i love you....not really the best time to say this but i truly do.. you don't know how much i think and care for you.. PLEASE talk to me
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Belle? are you still there?
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yeah
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mar30
i still dont like schaefer..i mean like like him... i just forgave him.
i just wish none of this happened! this is all so confusing. i've crieed WAY to much over the past week. right now life is EXTEREMLY hard for me right now. and i rly just want my two best friends ( arun and belle) just not to talk about me behind my back. Arun i know ur protecting me and stuff and words cannot describe how thank ful i am for you but sometimes i need to make my own decsions.
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I love you both so much! im so thankful for ya'll!!!! And Belle I can't imagne how hard this is for you too! I pray for both of u EVERY night!<3
I love ya'll!
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I pray for you too mar! you mean so much to me!! i mean SOO much and i hate seeing you go through this but we are gonna have to get through this together :)

***HUGS****

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can i be in that TOGETHER? :-)

*spreads arms if you guys wanna hug me*
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that is a hug emoticon
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hey you changed your name Mirabel! :-)
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no i just created a new account because i reached my answer limit for the day on ask.com lol
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ohh okay.. i have that moment too :-) hahaha you really are an ask addict...just like me hahaha
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YES I AM!!!!!! it is so much fun like you get this trill lol :P

yeah im an askolholic!
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kk im back :P
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hi! :P
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so? what've you been upto
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nothin much... just watching the how i met your mother lol you?
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wow! haha that's a good show. i particularly like The Big Bang theory.. me? just took a break. got to chat with my girlfriend for a bit and now i'm back to work!? hahaha
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BELLE!!!! I love u so much! ur an awesome friend! and btw i just watched HIYM!!!!!!!!! lol
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hahaha! seems fun!
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hey arun!
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lol yeah that show is good!!! i love you too!!! you do mean a lot to me i hope you know that!
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awww. tnx darlin! ur an AWESOME friend!
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likewise!!!! :P
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same goes to u arun! :) i love ya both!
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haha,
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How come you're still up?
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xD

im hungry.......
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yes!

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Yes!!!

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not really but if they did that and dont have a reason then yes

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yea it is

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sorta and if your doing that to a child then i would suggest that you find a different way to let out your anger like maybe you should get a punching bag or scream in a pillow or something and if you have seen other people treat a child that way then get help from authority

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Incredibella

Not child abuse, but a careless mistake. The parent needs to learn anger management.

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After reading some of your other questions and comments. I agree that you are in an abusive household. Get out of there.
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yes bcuz it is physical contact that is purposely hurting a child and plus it left a mark on skin

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I didn't think so but, I guess it could. It is abuse. Wow......I guess my mom has abused me alot....

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Yes I think so, but tread cautiously; you don't want to ruin a family when you don't have all the facts. Everyone makes mistakes in their lives and if this a one time incident you want to be sure of what is going on. Watch the situation and if there are no more signs of abuse let it lie for awhile. Be cautious!

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yes

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yes it is there is no need to grab a kid so hard it leaves bruise

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When it's done often, then it already is. If it happened once, it could happen again.

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Yes it is and you can get child services on that person so who ever it is better stop

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not sure!!! but if its for no reason, just anger then i guess ya, it is child abuse!!!

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May be abuse but what are the circumstances. If its the only way parent could quickly grab their child before they ran in traffic or fell in a pool too deep then no, but if they just grab their child with a grip strong enough to bruise and not be to save them from danger it is abuse. Find out whole story before reporting or you can cause the child and parent more stress or possible create a parent afraid to even help a child in danger if they are falsely accused of abuse.

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AddieLindsay

yes.... That is child abuse. Dude, I wish I could contact you, email, Facebook, anything, and give you more info, cause I've seen your profile and I think you are being abused by your parents. please just know i just want to help! My parents went through this same thing..... Let me know please!

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one_life
well not exactly its kinda hard to explain...
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why?
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you have email?
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one_life
okay well my friend is the one whose parents hit him and he was calling me for advice and i didnt know what to do,so i asked the question whatr do you do if a parent hits you... i have my own problems which is why you see in my profile why im emo and stuff
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okay, that makes sense. I still want to help!!! I know allot.
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haha it would be kinda hrd wouldnt it?
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not really. Are you sure you don't have email, Facebook, or a chat place? We goanna fill up this chat in 10 minutes....
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one_life
true true and no not really at the moment :( which kinda sucks...
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darn.
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one_life
yupp.....
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Well, if you get one, I'm always checking this email: onepsychocrow@live.com. I'm also on facebook.... Good luck and God bless.
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alright thanks! i will look into it and God bless ya also
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"peace"
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