We have had this conversation in my house. What would happen if one of my children hit me or my wife in anger? The simple answer is someone is going to jail for a while. I'll be god damned if one of my kids hits one of us for whatever reason. So what makes this kid hit his mom on the Dr. Phil show?

Apparently he is trying to show his mother "how it feels". I got news for you sonny. It doesn't work that way. I have never seen this episode and I don't know the dynamics of this particular family but what I do know is if he was my kid he would have been put in a hurt locker regardless of the TV cameras.

But you hear about this crap all of the time. My son told us about one of his friends hitting his mom. The kid is still alive and no punishment took place. Right there is one reason the kid hit her. I told my son, you hit me you better hope to god you knock me out and run like hell. My daughter got the same message. My wife is in the same boat as I am. I honestly don't think my kids would ever try that but you never know.

You have to wonder where these kids get the idea that it is right to hit a parent. More than likely it is a learned behavior. His dad may be abusive or his mom is abusive and it is just what he understands. Or maybe he has seen his friends do it and get away with it. I don't know but there is definitely something wrong when a child feels it is a good idea to slap your mom in the face.

I worry a lot about the future of this world because it seems that kids have lost their minds. Now this could be because I am getting older and I see things differently. My generation was probably just as stupid as this generation. But it never ceases to amaze me how kids act nowadays. I think it is time for me to build a bunker in the mountains and live the simple life of a hermit.

The only hope I have is that Dr. Phil set this kid right and things are better between him and his mom.