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Wow. I am not a parent so I can only speculate here. My opinion here is not going to be politically correct either.
You are the dominant figure in the family unit, or at least you should be. What you did was simply establish or reinforce your status as the leader of the pack. Right now (short term) your family might think you are an a-hole, but I think secretly they are really thanking God that you have the balls as their leader to establish yourself as their protector and look out for the family. In the long run, you are being respected bigtime.
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