Many parents often feel exhausted by the constant arguing, 'back chat' and debate they receive from their children. Once you tell a child off, he will talk back and debate the issue endlessly.

Eldest daughter is wearing too much make-up and giving out the usual back chat, no matter.

There was some back chat when I went back to my unit but none of it was nasty.

Erm, say mum told me off or something I can back chat her sometimes and she can't hear me.

She was about to back chat me when I changed my facial expression.

He left me to run the yard and I back chatted him one day. He told me to 'fuck off' so I told him to 'fuck off' and as I'm walking off up the road he hit me on the head, from about thirty yards, with a half brick. He knocked me out in front of his pals.

Back chat

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