No, I'm not saying that people who use corporal punishment are less smart. I'm just saying that I hope _I_ can be more creative with my punishments. I hope to be the kind of parent who can think up something that's a million times "worse" than getting spanked, and just as effective. Yes, that's right - I want to be Rosanne. ;)
But, I do think that physical discipline is violent. If someone were to hit you - for whatever reason, don't you think there's an element of violence to it? It's not the same as someone getting gunned down in teh street, but it's still violence. On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 16:22:29 -0500, Bill Wheatley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1) Physical Discipline != Violence because childabuse is VIOLENCE but > hitting your kid is not violence sure it matchs the literal definition > but that dad who let her hit him back was the trouble there. > 2) I hope you're not trying to say people who use physical discipline > are not as smart as people who don't? Because i would beg to differ > and have to say them's fighting words lol. > > Don't look at the retards like that dad and people who beat the shit > out of their parents. See my parents didn't have to hit me much but it > was from those few times that i learned to be good. At that point my > parents did not have to hit me just the fear of it was enough to keep > us in line and learn right from wrong. > > On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 11:37:06 -0600, Deanna Schneider > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, I still don't really believe in hitting. I watched an > > interaction between a dad and daughter in the aiport the other day. > > Long story short, he swatted her on the butt, and her response to was > > to hit him back. > > > > Violence breeds violence. Now, that doesn't mean that if my child were > > about to touch a hot stove that I wouldn't forcefully remove the hand. > > But, I'd like to think that I'm smart enough to come up with better > > consequences than a swat for the other stuff that he does. > > Theoretically. I've yet to come anywhere near the teen years. I may > > change my mind. ;) > > > > > > On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:29:12 -0500, Bill Wheatley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > *sigh* God it's sad. Wtf happened to people? The way i was raised by > > > my parents sometimes involved me getting my ass busted but i always > > > deserved it. And it is how i will always handle my kids. I mean it's > > > not hit first as questions later but somethings you get your ass > > > busted for. It helped me be a better person and it will help my kid be > > > a better person. I can not for the life of me understand why people > > > think their kids don't lie. As i kid i lied if i could until i > > > realized i would get caught so i might as well just be honest. > > > > > > Good times good times. > > > > > > On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 11:21:55 -0600, Deanna Schneider > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > This reminds me of the time I was a school bus monitor for K-3 kids. > > > > One day, one of the third graders punched and knocked down one of the > > > > kindergarten kids. So, I made her go to the front seat and sit by > > > > herself. And, I told her that when we got to her stop, I was going to > > > > get off the bus with her and she was going to tell her mom what had > > > > happened. So, we get to her stop and I get off and Molly is whipping > > > > out the tears big time. She's sobbing and sobbing, so I ask her, > > > > "Molly, do you want to tell your mom what happened, or should I?" "You > > > > should," she chokes out. So, I explain to her mom. Her mom's response? > > > > "How dare you humiliate my daughter in front of all her friends? How > > > > dare you make her sit in the front seat?!?" *sigh* I very patiently > > > > explained to her that those were the bus rules and that Molly would be > > > > sitting in the front seat for the next three days, and that an apology > > > > was expected. Molly's mom drove her to school for the next three days. > > > > > > > > Ugh. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:151150 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
