I Hope White Parents Are Tougher in Real Life Than on TV

Show me a Black parent who would suffer bratty kids so kindly

Jeremy Helligar
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5 min readOct 30, 2019

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Jason Biggs and Maggie Lawson tackle White parenthood on “Outmatched.” Photo: Fox Broadcasting Company

Spare the rod, spoil the child? Sometimes I wonder.

I turned 50 years old this year, so I’m from the era when a smack across the face — or a belt on the butt — wouldn’t result in a visit from child protective services. I’m not sure if “spare…

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Jeremy Helligar
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