Why do parents makes death threats against their child?

Question

I know some parents do, but doesn't seem a little harsh?

Answer 1

Where are you from parents don't tell threaten to kill there kids unless they don't love them.If your mom told you that for no reason you should have called the police.

Answer 2

haha I tell my boyfriend and my sister that I'm going to kill them all the time! It's a joke and they know it, truth is I can't even kill bugs - I don't feel that I have the right to take life from a living creature.

I'm pregnant with my first child so I haven't had the chance to threaten her yet. I'm not sure that I'll say things like that to her... I definitely wouldn't if I wasn't sure she'd understand I'm not serious. But, isn't it the same as my mom telling me "I brought you into this world and I'll take you right back out?!" I knew my mom wasn't actually going to follow through! I understood that she was just taking out her frustration...

I guess it just depends on your personality and the personality of your family.

Answer 3

I tell my kids I will sell them on ebay they laugh at me and tell me no one will buy them.

But I don't think any good parent would tell their child that. And it is just t.v.

Answer 4

I have never heard a real parent threatening death to their child. My never did to me and sure in h**l wouldn't to my child.

That is tv, that isn't reality.

Answer 5

I haven't said that but I don't really think they are making death threats!

My kids have said it to each other and usually that means,"I'm gonna annoy you until you cry." They don't ACTUALLY wanna take a butcher knife to each other or anything. LOL

Answer 6

Yes, of course most are just saying it out of anger but they wouldn't act upon it but i have heard parents say things like "if you ever get pregnant before you graduate highschool I will kill you" or something along those lines.  I hear it come from the fathers mouth much more than the mothers.

Answer 7

i dk maybe they were in a bad mood..im sure they aint meant it

Answer 8

My parents have never said that to me. If they did, I would feel worse than violated, I would feel betrayed. I don't think that's an appropriate thing to say to your child, even if it is in anger and not meant seriously.

It's one thing for someone to say something like, "You better not die or I'll kill you," when you're playing a video game, or your kid's going into the army, or something when it is said in a clearly joking way.

When it's said in anger, it's different. A parent shouldn't lose their temper that way.

Answer 9

I have never heard a parent say that to their children.  If they did, I would consider it verbal abuse.  

So, 2 thumbs down, hmm, maybe I should explain why it's "verbal abuse:"  

1. Young children see their parents as all powerful and cannot distinguish a joke from a true statement.  To them, "I'll kill you" means "I'll kill you."  That's frightening and intimidating.

2. Kids repeat what they hear, and the statement "I'll kill you" will be treated as a genuine threat in many situations, such as at school.  The child who hears this at home is learing an inappropriate response to situations that upset or anger them.

3. Even when it's said teasingly or jokingly to children who are old enough to understand that it's a joke, it's still not very funny to hear someone you love say, "I'll kill you."  Maybe I don't have a sense of humor, but I surely wouldn't laugh if someone said it to me.