11-20-2005, 05:11 AM
Hi,
First, you haven't established that these kids have done anything wrong. Being unhappy because some self centered b**** of a mother would rather cruise K-Mart than stay home for the kid's nap is not a fault on the kid's part. Any form of punishment under these circumstances is abuse.
Second, given that that same mother would no more explain to the kid why he deserves punishment be it by browbeating, by violence, or by boredom, all forms of punishment will fail equally. Without some understanding of why the punishment is necessary, neither a dog nor a child will improve. And that applies both to the well applied spanking and the psychological terrorism you prefer.
Finally, again, you insist on equating spanking with abuse. You even equate actions that are NOT spanking ("gets slapped in the back of the skull or has a hard slap on the ass.") with spanking. Clearly, you don't have a clue of what a spanking really is. To you, a spanking and a flogging are the same. That says less about the reality of the situation than it does about the warped eyes and mind you see it through.
--Pete
Doc,Nov 16 2005, 08:22 PM Wrote:The mothers walking around with their filthy broods in Wal Mart. Some kid bawls for something and gets slapped in the back of the skull or has a hard slap on the ass.[right][snapback]95142[/snapback][/right]Bah, you are still speaking of child abuse, not punishment. The examples you give are of idiots who couldn't housebreak a dog, much less raise a child.
First, you haven't established that these kids have done anything wrong. Being unhappy because some self centered b**** of a mother would rather cruise K-Mart than stay home for the kid's nap is not a fault on the kid's part. Any form of punishment under these circumstances is abuse.
Second, given that that same mother would no more explain to the kid why he deserves punishment be it by browbeating, by violence, or by boredom, all forms of punishment will fail equally. Without some understanding of why the punishment is necessary, neither a dog nor a child will improve. And that applies both to the well applied spanking and the psychological terrorism you prefer.
Finally, again, you insist on equating spanking with abuse. You even equate actions that are NOT spanking ("gets slapped in the back of the skull or has a hard slap on the ass.") with spanking. Clearly, you don't have a clue of what a spanking really is. To you, a spanking and a flogging are the same. That says less about the reality of the situation than it does about the warped eyes and mind you see it through.
--Pete
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