Go go roseanne
On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:45:12 -0600, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:151502 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
