[Mad Dawgg]

"Kids can do some pretty crazy things and *sometimes* parents can be pushed to the edge such that a bystander not aware of the entire situation would think the parents were nuts.",

Yes they can, however if you one can't control one's self while talking to an answering machine then maybe one should seek the professional help of an anger management specialist.

And if Alec talked to a 12 year old kid in front of me like that I would make him wish he hadn't (not with physical violence but by giving him some of his own medicine) and I bet I could unhinge him real damn fast.

[California74]

Are you one of those people who calls authorities when a child is getting a spanking on the be-hind for disobeying a parent in public?