You are viewing an obsolete version of the DU website which is no longer supported by the Administrators. Visit The New DU.
Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Reply #34: Yeah, I had a flashback just seeing those words. [View All]

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » General Discussion Donate to DU
muffin1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-02-11 08:14 PM
Response to Reply #31
34. Yeah, I had a flashback just seeing those words.
I wish people would think before throwing out phrases like that.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
  -You don't have to spank a child in order for them to be a good person... cynatnite  Aug-02-11 07:25 PM   #0 
  - k/r  fishwax   Aug-02-11 07:28 PM   #1 
  - Logical consequences are much more effective, with the only downside being  pnwmom   Aug-02-11 07:28 PM   #2 
  - exactly. hitting instills fear to get child to behave. logical conseq (i like) takes time,  seabeyond   Aug-02-11 07:51 PM   #12 
  - K&R  muffin1   Aug-02-11 07:28 PM   #3 
  - Yeah, I still remember  madamesilverspurs   Aug-02-11 07:36 PM   #4 
  - I have never heard that phrase...'Adult Temper Tantrums'  nenagh   Aug-02-11 10:43 PM   #43 
  - delete  Richardo   Aug-02-11 07:37 PM   #5 
  - My parents NEVER spanked me or my brother  Raine   Aug-02-11 07:44 PM   #6 
  - My parent's spanked and when I grew up I decided that it was an abusive thing to do...  Luminous Animal   Aug-02-11 07:46 PM   #8 
  - My dad spanked, my Mom didn't  SoutherDem   Aug-02-11 07:45 PM   #7 
  - you are right. my sister does not have kids.... but she is a lawyer and a child advocate.  ejpoeta   Aug-02-11 08:11 PM   #29 
  - I'm pro-parenting  Texasgal   Aug-02-11 07:48 PM   #9 
  - spanked, even with a belt. and fine with it. worked for me. i didnt like and made sure  seabeyond   Aug-02-11 07:49 PM   #10 
  - But you wouldn't do it with your own children -- which says a lot.  pnwmom   Aug-02-11 07:54 PM   #13 
     - i saw with two brothers how ineffective of a parenting tool it was. not to mention  seabeyond   Aug-02-11 08:01 PM   #20 
     - I think I've told this story here before  Pithlet   Aug-02-11 08:09 PM   #27 
        - wow. that would traumatize me, not to mention the kid being walloped on.  seabeyond   Aug-02-11 08:49 PM   #37 
           - It just may be a part of why I'm anti-spanking.  Pithlet   Aug-02-11 09:10 PM   #39 
     - you know why i think it doesnt bother me. i knew, always, that my parents did it as punishment,  seabeyond   Aug-02-11 09:57 PM   #42 
  - I send them to their room early, they disrespect their mom? their ass is grass  Imagevision   Aug-02-11 07:50 PM   #11 
  - Ass is grass?  muffin1   Aug-02-11 07:57 PM   #17 
     - Sounds like something a Stephen King stepfather would say.  PassingFair   Aug-02-11 08:12 PM   #31 
        - Yeah, I had a flashback just seeing those words.  muffin1   Aug-02-11 08:14 PM   #34 
  - I remember when my oldest was a toddler. A friend insisted that we needed to spank her.  ejpoeta   Aug-02-11 07:55 PM   #14 
  - the most ironic, and i have seen it, is a parent spanking a child saying ... NO HITTING  seabeyond   Aug-02-11 08:02 PM   #21 
     - i love that. i think that is the most hilarious thing. i have seen that one myself.  ejpoeta   Aug-02-11 08:13 PM   #33 
  - My old man pounded us almost every day  Zanzoobar   Aug-02-11 07:56 PM   #15 
  - Do you think frequent spankings could have made you wilder?  Iris   Aug-02-11 07:59 PM   #19 
     - No clue  Zanzoobar   Aug-02-11 08:13 PM   #32 
  - Fellow non-spanker  mzmolly   Aug-02-11 07:56 PM   #16 
  - I don't think all spanking is abuse. But I do think it's wrong.  Pithlet   Aug-02-11 07:59 PM   #18 
  - Never took my hand to my kid, never had to  whatchamacallit   Aug-02-11 08:03 PM   #22 
  - No spanking here  abelenkpe   Aug-02-11 08:03 PM   #23 
  - I think hitting a kid with a belt or other object is child abuse, plain and simple.  Danger Mouse   Aug-02-11 08:04 PM   #24 
  - True.  YellowRubberDuckie   Aug-02-11 09:23 PM   #41 
  - I agree with you. I didn't spank my three kids.  Avalux   Aug-02-11 08:05 PM   #25 
  - Talk to anyone in the psychological community - they'll cite research & tell you spanking is harmful  backscatter712   Aug-02-11 08:07 PM   #26 
  - Maybe not  Philippine expat   Aug-02-11 08:10 PM   #28 
  - Bullshit  muffin1   Aug-02-11 08:12 PM   #30 
  - not ever?  Iris   Aug-02-11 08:28 PM   #35 
  - striking a child is no more right than an adult striking another adult....  cynatnite   Aug-02-11 09:09 PM   #38 
  - i never spanked any of my kids...  madrchsod   Aug-02-11 08:30 PM   #36 
  - I think there is a point where a child out grows it and it just makes them hate their parents.  YellowRubberDuckie   Aug-02-11 09:22 PM   #40 
 

Home » Discuss » General Discussion Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC