11-17-2005, 12:54 AM
Ashock,Nov 16 2005, 07:24 PM Wrote:Beat or spank? Although in today's bleeding heart world the terms might mean the same, the are not.
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In general, I would say that responding to a child with violence of any kind is rather pointless. Not from a bleeding heart point of view or anything. There is enough violence in the world. There are other just as effective means.
Send your kids on a Reach Out Program or Suess' Desert Trek. Making them haul a 90 pound pack over 150+ miles of hard trail eating only what they can catch, scavenge, or find will straighten them right out. (Well, they get a little rice, some beans, and some oatmeal in their packs, but once it runs out, it is gone.) They also have specialised hikes for kids as young as 6 or 7, if they meet the weight, hight, and strength requirements. Troubled kids come in at all ages. These hikes are brutal. They can last for weeks. There are blisters, pain, and some serious attitude adjustment. There are snakes and scorpions. There is very real danger that, if they do not listen and obey, that they will pay some dire consequences.
I am one of those advocates of tough love. But it takes a dedicated parent.
All alone, or in twos,
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall.
Some hand in hand
And some gathered together in bands.
The bleeding hearts and artists
Make their stand.
And when they've given you their all
Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy
Banging your heart against some mad buggers wall.
"Isn't this where...."
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall.
Some hand in hand
And some gathered together in bands.
The bleeding hearts and artists
Make their stand.
And when they've given you their all
Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy
Banging your heart against some mad buggers wall.
"Isn't this where...."