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amberfalls - 2003-04-16 13:08:41
That was an interesting conversation you had about your son and capitol punishment. My mother NEVER spanked me. She grew up in an abusive home and knew that wasn't an effective way to raise kids. It's also true that children are their own people. They are not pets or curiosities. I'm amazed by my neighbor's two, a daughter who will be six in three weeks and a son who is 14. I always talk to them like I would talk to any adult. People of all ages deserve respect and consideration. One last comment and I'll go. When I see people loosing their temper with their children, I sometimes aproach them to chat and sympathize with how difficult it is to raise kids. I complement them and their children on anything. Sometimes it's just enought to draw their attention away so they can take a deep breath and revalute the situation. I guess I could've sent you an e-mail for all that. Take care.
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FreeB - 2003-04-18 03:56:22
I grew up in an abusive home. Had I children, I would spank them. Not beat them, and not if other forms of discipline were equally or more effective. But I think it's pretty freaking ridiculous we live in a bleeding heart society so caught up in political correctness that a parent can not aim a well-timed smack to the bottom of an errant child without some moron screaming abuse and running for the cops. Give me a freaking break, PLEASE. Before my parents went all whacko, we got spanked plenty when we messed up. We also learned not to make Mom count all the way to 3, so of course, we pushed 2 to the max. But the point is, I never got all po'd because I got a spanking, because I'd earned the damn thing and knew it. Of course, once the insanity hit, all bets were off and chaos was king. But until then, there wasn't a damn thing wrong with any of the spankings I got, and I'd do the same to mine. freeb
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