if I ever gave "back chat", I would be given a "back-hander" straight into the gob, because....... - it hurts more!. Unfortunately, the pain of my childhood has never left me. I always tell my children, please, tell your kids you love them, everyday, as you don't know how long God has given them to you.
My mother was a lovely doting person, her children always had her support, no matter what.
It was my father that gave a psychology lesson when we did something dumb.