The Boy from hell (again)

Dear Mouse, My friend called. In-between sobs, she told me something terrible happened. Her husband is restrained from seeing his family. Naughty and hyper as he is, the boy stumbled and his face hit the side of the door. He got a bruise and a small cut in his upper eyelid because of the accident. This did not deter him from running around that irked his father. A man with short fuse, he allegedly hit him with a face towel that left a triangle impression on his cheek. As if nothing happened, the mother was too eager to bring him to the special school of children with development disabilities and hyperactivism the following day. Then came the teacher and the social worker. The boy was asked about the triangle imprint, the bruise and the cut. At his age, he would not lie, so he told them it was his father who did it. He also told the truth about the bruise and cut. Then came the issue of alcoholism. The boy said that he is being hurt by the father especially when he is drunk. The social worker got a restraining order. He would not be allowed to see the children. My friend was advised not to violate the order or else, they are also taking custody of the younger baby. The lab test came out and the authorities did not believe it was merely a face towel. They were also requiring the mother to bring her boy for x-ray to find out whether there are internal unjuries like broken bones. Although, I find the boy too mischievous that any person would be harrased by his antics, I do not condone harsh punishment that bordered to child abuse. I had a disciplinarian aunt who would spank my cousins on their buttocks for a mischief of one. She never hit any part of the body though especially that human anatomy near the brain and eyes. She believed strongly in the spare the rod and spoil the child dictum.. I advised my friend to talk to her boy. He should be made to understand the reasons for the father's inability to see them until the case is resolved. At this time he is confused, so he is going to believe whatever he would hear from other parties. To the father, let this serve as a lesson to him. He should deal with his anger management and drinking problems. Nothing good comes out from being alcoholic. Besides, there is no reason for being a slave of the wine spirits; he has a beautiful family, a wife who loves him so much :( ; he got a job amidst the unemployment. It was galaxy different from his bum life before his marriage to my friend. Let me finish this, mousey, with a prayer for quick resolution of the case. The CAT