hmm... OP deserved it for talking to the woman who gave him life like that

I guess you weren't raised with the belt. If I had ever said that (or backtalked in general) to my parents, it would depend on whether my dad or mom got to me first on which punishment I would get... The belt or the hand. I'm 19 and in college, and my parents would still do that if I acted up. But I learned respect for my elders and when to hold my tongue from an early age.

There is a distinct difference between assault

Just because you're underage doesn't mean you have to disrespect your own mother. If he's a big boy and can disrespect his mom he can be a big boy and take a well deserved slap in the face

I've already given my CPS rant to the first commentator who posted something similar to this, so do us a favor and cram it; how about people like YOU who cry abuse every time a parent gives their a kid too harsh a look stop interfering so CPS won't have to waste their time doing an investigation when they could be helping a child who is ACTUALLY in an abusive situation.

He's not crying abuse, you moron. He's saying the CPS people would line up to smack the OP across the face for being a disrespectful little shit. Reading comprehension isn't for everyone, I guess.

Hey sweetheart, we already had this conversation further down the comments, and I already apologized. Thanks for correcting me though c: