She wakes up confused, angry, and terrified. He wakes up to reality: he just choked his father's wife unconscious. When teaching stepmom self defense goes wrong, a loss of consciousness is the point where "funny story" becomes "police involvement." This is the silent killer of home defense lessons. The stepmom is 45. But in her mind, she is still 25—the woman who arm-wrestled sailors at the county fair.
By: Family Safety Desk
Suddenly, the teenager is the authority. He is the aggressor (even when playing defense). She is the student. This role reversal triggers primal instincts. For the teen, it requires a level of restraint he does not yet possess. For the stepmom, it requires a level of physical aggression she has actively suppressed for two decades. when+teaching+stepmom+self+defense+goes+wrong