Spanking

So they had to take off their boys' frilly outfits and makeup to put on girls' frilly outfits and makeup? How could they tell? Boys wore dresses until they were old enough to go to school...

Most people have babysat at one time or another, yes, even our nieces. Big deal.
Babysitting is NOTHING like parenting. That is like cooking a box of macaroni and cheese and then calling yourself a chef. You are in for one rude awakening if you ever have a child. It involves a hell of a lot more than just looking after them for awhile.

 

:cheers2: True 'dat.

I babysat so much as a teenager, I thought that I would be a pro by the time I had my first baby. Man, did I ever get a reality check, I'm telling you, it was a whole different ball game then. And it doesn't matter how many times you try to explain that to a childless person, because they're not going to believe you anyway. I know, that's the same mentality I had before I had children of my own!

 

Alright you seemed to have just taken want you want from that post. I said I live with her. And I do everything her parents do for her. I am there for her just as much as they are. I do know what it takes to be a parent. Considering you do not know me nor my living conditions you should not get so worked up over this.

 

I stand by what I said.
Who's worked up? Or did you post this thread hoping no one would respond?

 

no...i posted this thread to see what people thought of spanking as a punishment. Not to hear from people telling me I have no idea of what it's like to raise a child. I stand by what I said. So don't try to make me feel like an ass, I know exactly why I posted it.

 

True...

Yea, but it is offensive to say it's 'creepy' to those who do.

You opened the worms.... now deal with it.

 

Well you started off calling people creepy and pathetic. Sounds like you want validation, not opinions. Or maybe you are just trolling.

Good luck with your thread.

 

I'm going to vote, trolling.

 

You'll find that when you become a parent, you might end up doing things you thought you never would.

I remember thinking I'd never raise my voice, I'd always be calm, cool, and collected. My kids would always mind their manners and behave. They would never throw a tantrum. They would never disrespect me in any way, shape, or form (no talking back or arguing with me!). Well guess what. I've had all of that and then some. That's parenting for you. You can be the best parent in the world and still deal with all of that and more at some point or another. It happens.

That being said, you, yes even you, might resort to spanking your child when nothing else seems to work to try and correct a certain behavior. You can argue with me all you want, but I'm telling you this, when you have a child of your OWN (and this is the key here!), you'll realize just what I mean by doing things you thought you never would.

As I said before, I personally don't care for spanking, it made me uncomfortable and I found it to be ineffective for my own children as far as discipline, which is why I rarely ever did it. But I don't look down upon those parents who do use it as a form of discipline (not beating, that's a whole different story!) nor do I think they're creepy or pathetic. What works for one may not work for another and visa versa.

 

I really didn't misbehave as a kid. I sure did a lot as a teenager, but my parents never really found out, plus... they pretty much let me do whatever the fuck I wanted.

Well, you're right. I really wasn't clear enough in my statements.

I don't really go through much length. I just thought that it was a rather lulzy response to Enraged Angel.

 

I'm not trolling lol. I just expressed myself and what I thought. I am wrong to those who don't agree and right to those who do, as you are to me. Just wondered what you all thought of it.

 

Didn't we have this discussion?

Don't apologize. It's a sign of weakness.

You did interpret my shitty post pretty damn well back in the beginning of this thread. Good for you.

 

As tough talking as I am, I will never physically discipline my children. I feel very strongly about this. I don't think less of anyone who disciplines their kids responsibly, and this can include spanking.

I do think less of anyone who says 'aint nobody tellin' me how to raise my youn'uns.'

 

Yea your right, wtf. I am right. Spanking is creepy and pathetic, if you don't like my opinions too bad. Slapping a child on the ass is wrong in so many ways. Feel free to respond however you like, but I would NEVER slap the ass of a child. I would never hit a child period for that matter. Thanks BSR

 

:cheers2:

There you go.

 

I wouldn't care if anyone listened to or liked my twisted opinions. I'm going to say them either way. I respect other people's opinions. That doesn't mean I have to like or listen to them. Especially if they're stupid.

 

Oh I anticipate that I will mirthfully soil myself when I can find time to fully appreciate its jocularity. Busy now though...

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Oh that kind of spanking.......

 

in my house when i was little, there were stages1) sit in time out chair, 2) stand in corner, 3) stand in the middle of the room one hour no sitting no moving, 4) 200 jumping jacks 5) slap on wrist w/ one of the above 6) spanking 7)no dinner 8) grounded + one (or more) of the above. with all of the options we were told what we did wrong, why it was wrong, and what to do next time. sometimes, if it was something dangerous we had to write lines....... lol one time i wrte the top line and did ditto marks all the way down... my dad let me off the hook for being smart enough to come up with that, my mom screamed at my dad later saying he was ruining our future developement. haha i chuckle at that memory. each stage went either in order or if it was somethin really bad it was skipped to one of the higher stages. but no... i was never "beaten" and my mum hated to lay a hand on us so much that the spankings really didn't hurt... but if you didn't pretend they did they'd just get harder..... ahhh fond memories