What would you do if your dad hit your mom?

[Roostah]

Let say your mom cheated on your dad a few times during their 10 year marriage, and your dad finally finds out about it. He confront her in the kitchen and things get violent when he slaps her across the face, and starts hurting her saying "How could you do this to me after all I've sacrifcied for you?"

What would you do in a scenario like this as the child in the house?

[WhatTheHellAmy]

I lived that... I used to watch how they hit each other. I was like 5, I used to cry and try to stop my father from hitting my mom. He always used to stop as soon as I would tell him.
But my mom wasn't a cheater.. He was the cheater and he used to got mad at my mom jealousy.

He was the worst husband but he is a good father... But if he would love us both, he would have been a better father.

In this case, I would try to stop him of course, even if she did something wrong, whoever who says they would let the fight going is lying... You guys don't know how painful it is to see your parents fighting.

[BeautifulWreck]

I've been in this position. Though it was my step father. Given the fact that I was 9 years old there was really nothing I could do but close my eyes and pray he stopped.
However, there was a time that my step father was home when my brother and I got home from school and my mom wasn't home yet. My step father was drunk and chased my 7 year old brother out of the house. I took a Cast Iron frying pan to the side of his skull. However, that made it worse for me in the long run..

[XRabbitHeartX]

I'd call the cops. Cheating is bad no doubt but that doesn't make it OK to physically hurt someone. I don't believe in "eye for a eye". It makes you no better than the person by stooping down to their level. Plus he could end up killing her... like wtf I'm not going to watch someone die.

[Vesuvius87]

Strangling someone can be classified as attempted murder. Getting cheating on still no reason for violence to be acceptable.

At first I would try to reason with them. If nothing works and it really looks terrible, then yes I would have to call the cops.

[Mistnigqa808]

Nothing cuz that's his bitch + she's not worth protecting AT ALL in my mind so she's fair game i1127.photobucket.com/.../oh-well-o.gif

[NotMyUsername15]

At the point where she cheated, she has lost all my respect. So I really wouldn't care.

[Anonymous]

i would hit him. and get my mom out of there. i love my dad, but there's no way in hell i would ever let him hurt my mom. thankfully, my mom would never cheat on my dad and my dad isn't a violent person at all. i only once saw him get really, really, REALLY angry and i thought he was going to hit my mom, but he didn't. but i was ready to stop him anyways.

[TheSalty]

Stop him or at least try, I would do the same in the reverse. Physical abuse is not excusable in any situation even if one party cheated.

[MissIndependent111]

I would let him slap her. I would definitely side with my Dad here. I would have no sympathy for her.

[RedThread]

Id probably explode on my dad regardless of his reasons. Humans can discuss things like rational adults if we want to.

[JCT666]

I would break them up if violence was used, but I definitely would not side with my mother if she was cheating.

[Maxemeister]

I'd do nothing because if my dad hit my mom he's an extremely strong man it'd be dangerous to go against him.

But he'd never do that

[ZellRocx666]

Try to calm him down. Or just go to my room. Call friends. Dad's sisters/brothers.

[madhatters4]

I'd call the cops.

[fauchelevent]

I'd call the police on him.

[Anonymous]

I'd fetch him a beer.

[MrDetermined]

Nothing. I would believe she deserved it.

[Anonymous]

He would be getting these hands i love my mama.

[Anonymous]

Call the police.

[SamuelB]

Call the police.

[Anonymous]

Bitch deserved it.