Did your parents spank you?

[SuperSneak]

Of course, this is my "pie in the sky" theory. Practical problems may necessitate practical responses.
However, I believe that corporal punishment is more a un-imaginative approach than a necessary evil.
But that is only from my own experience...I've met a lot of people that seem to have needed a good solid spanking a time or two.
Just don't think there is a blanket response to all people.

[Dr Strangelove]

Originally posted by Arrian
That, Faboba, was my reaction too. Strangelove, dude, tell me you're exaggerating or something, please.

-Arrian

Nope, I'm not exaggerating. Before punishment began I would be told that the whipping was going to hurt my Father more than it hurt me and that crying not only demonstrated that I wasn't concentrating on the lesson and that I wasn't becoming sufficiently disciplined, but also that I didn't respect his feelings.

Thie was in the 1950s, before the movement away from corporal punishment reqally began. My parents were children of the Great Depression and Southerners as well. Their manual for child raising was some awful book written at the turn of the century entitled "As The Twig Is Bent". The basic gist of the book was that unyielding discipline was the best thing for kids of all ages.

[TCO]

Obviously they didn't twist you hard enough...

[Lorizael]

My parents never spanked me. Never grounded me. Never washed my mouth with soap. They didn't believe in hurting me (physically, emotionally, and any other way) to teahc me. They just talked to me. But, as a kid, I never really did bad things. Untill I became a teenager, I never even questioned my parents, about anything. And I still don't for the most part. Except when I truly believe they're wrong.

Shaking a baby is a good way to KILL a baby. Sorry... hope you were being sarcastic.

[SuperSneak]

Yeah...I've got some in-laws that take their cues from the Bible and smack their kids all the time...in the face, etc. I am so pissed when they do that...but don't know what to do/say.
I think the next time it happens I'm just going to tell them it is their right to do what they want, but my right not to have myself or my kid around them, so adios forever.
That'll go over well, I'm sure.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Lorizael
Shaking a baby is a good way to KILL a baby. Sorry... hope you were being sarcastic.

No comment.

[TCO]

You sound like a sensative sneak. Maybe AnnC was right.

Instead of raising a fuss, just join in and start smacking those Bible-babes.

[Kassiopeia]

Never. Verbal scolding and the general feeling of letting down your parents' faith and trust in you was more then enough for me.

[SuperSneak]

Oh, I forgot some doozies...folks forced me to eat liver once...puked it all over the dinner table....ha ha ha.
Also, Mom used liquid soap on me once...puked all over the kitchen floor.
Then they switched to making me hold Tobasco sauce in my mouth, which at the time really sucked, but has led to a superhuman resistance to spices and hot sauce.
Hoo haw!

[TCO]

I chugged a whole bottle of tabasco sauce during Plebe Year Army week at the Academy. It hits your stomache like a fist. I acted all tought during the meal...but afterwards went to the head and puked. lots of blood came up. The head accross from the mess hall was full of plebes who had done the same thing. If you didn't puke, your sh*ts really hurt for the next couple days.

[KrazyHorse]

That's disgusting.

[SuperSneak]

Originally posted by GP
You sound like a sensative sneak. Maybe AnnC was right.

Instead of raising a fuss, just join in and start smacking those Bible-babes.

Oh, I'm the toughest sensitive guy you'll ever meet, GP. I can kick your ass seven ways to Sunday and then give you a big sloppy hug afterwards, if you like.
I just don't go for all this "spare the rod" crap. Besides, unless you have a child, I don't think you can realize how tough it would be to actually hit said child, unless you're some messed up puppy yourself.
I love my son so much it hurts. I can't imagine hurting him.
But he won't be some limp wristed pansy, if that's what you're getting at...there are a lot of ways to build character that don't include beatings, IMO.

[TCO]

okay...Ann was right. I love you though, man!

/Me reaches to steal Sneak's Miller lite.

[SuperSneak]

Hey, tough guy...I'll be in the South in September...Kentucky to be exact. You come on over to Richmond and we'll see who's the sensitive one.

[TCO]

swing on down to Atlanta. It's a great town. We've got a chlor-alkali company and lots of car dealers.