I walked in the back door and saw Amanda, my daughter, with a piece of chocholate cake and shoving it from the palm of her hand into her mouth, and...and I had been outside raking leaves, and i hit her with the rake and knocked it out of her hand and said 'How Dare You?' Thats how much I love her. Thats really how much I love her.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- He describes a violent, absurd reaction to his daughter eating cake, claiming it shows his love.
- In plain terms
- He hit his daughter with a rake over cake, saying it proves love.
- What can you take from it?
- Aggression is not a sign of love.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How can love be expressed without harm?
Another view
The anecdote is hyperbolic and could normalize abuse.
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