Grimma hits children; Aunt Brie vows to be different

Aunt Brie contemplates how to 'diffuse' her anger rather than hitting her daughter. She strives to be a good mother and vows to be different.  

"Mom punished us both for being strong willed. We were hit."

Here is an excerpt of Aunt Brie's blog from January 21, 2018:

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"Something I've been worried about lately is what kind of mother I'll be. The first year of Cleo's life was so easy in that respect. I was deliriously in love with her. Now she is becoming this defiant, cunning little creature, whom I actually admire, because shes so strong willed and determined. But shes also hard to deal with. When I tell her "no," she looks at me and breaks something.

"Why do you think mom did such and such to us?' my sister and I frequently asked each other these days. Because my sister sees how strong Cleo is. Cleo reminds her of herself. My mom punished us both for being strong willed. We were hit. When I'm angry, how do I diffuse the anger as far away from Cleo as possible? How do I protect her?"

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