My Mom spanked me, it didn't hurt me and I find your second option to provide a false dichotomy. There is a third option: Spank your child, as my mother did, as a means of discipline, not an outlet for anger. I am a perfectly well adjusted human being, I sure as hell deserved to get my ass smacked when I was being pert, and if more people still spanked their kids we wouldn't have so many bastards running around wreaking havoc.
well spanking is sort of by definition the act of causing physicall pain on a kid's behind as a mean of discipline. Beating a kid would be abuse and an outlet of anger. I get your point though. I should've been more precise.
Not really, giving a kid a swipe on the ass is a lot different than balling up your fist and giving them a beat down. The difference is in the intent and in the way the discipline is carried out. I was also hit by adults that were not my parents and that was abuse, but I knew the difference back then just as I knew today.
Spank your kids or have spoiled brats?
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My Mom spanked me, it didn't hurt me and I find your second option to provide a false dichotomy. There is a third option: Spank your child, as my mother did, as a means of discipline, not an outlet for anger. I am a perfectly well adjusted human being, I sure as hell deserved to get my ass smacked when I was being pert, and if more people still spanked their kids we wouldn't have so many bastards running around wreaking havoc.
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well spanking is sort of by definition the act of causing physicall pain on a kid's behind as a mean of discipline. Beating a kid would be abuse and an outlet of anger. I get your point though. I should've been more precise.
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Not really, giving a kid a swipe on the ass is a lot different than balling up your fist and giving them a beat down. The difference is in the intent and in the way the discipline is carried out. I was also hit by adults that were not my parents and that was abuse, but I knew the difference back then just as I knew today.