That Guy
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I know..off topic....
Kids push the limits constantly. If they aren't disciplined when they are being bad, all they learn is that they can get away with whatever they want...and they continue to push the limits from there. And they learn how to manipulate the parents.
Spoiled brats are the worst example of this. They not only rarely if ever get disciplined when bad, but they also learn how to use people against each other and get paid for it. (ie. Divorced parents...if one tries to set some limits or discipline them they go to the other and get a pat on the head and a toy.)
No one should be beating their kids. But a smack on the bottom when they are bad can go a long ways to making sure they grow up to be decent human beings. (Works best when very young...if you wait until they are teenagers to set limits, you've lost already.)
A lot of "reason" is based on personal experience, morals, and values. So it's hard to reason with someone who is still learning these things. A spank is very understandable to everyone, except infants. Even animals understand the meaning.
And as long as you're not beating the kid, it's not abuse. You're helping to shape them by showing them right from wrong.
A lot of these kids that are left to figure things out for themselves often grow up to be miserable. They expect to get their way all the time, but once they leave the nest they find out that the world is not as easy or forgiving as it was at home.
In fact I've seen that they often continue to use their parents long after they've entered adulthood....becuase they find life to be too unfair.
Although I suppose the spoiled ones might make good politicians, or reporters...as they'll be good at manipulating people.
btw...spanking doesn't mean being a tyrant or not loving them.
My parents were pretty strict when they needed to be. But I don't hate them and I knew they didn't hate me. I knew why I was being disciplined when I was. I knew that some action that I had done was the reason. (And I know that I was a little bastard at times.)
On the other hand I know many kids that were raised without any or much disciplen....they call their parents names, mistreat people around them, and are just general pricks. In fact, I know a number of them, and I can't think of one that turned out okay.
Alright...I'm getting off the soap box now.
Kids push the limits constantly. If they aren't disciplined when they are being bad, all they learn is that they can get away with whatever they want...and they continue to push the limits from there. And they learn how to manipulate the parents.
Spoiled brats are the worst example of this. They not only rarely if ever get disciplined when bad, but they also learn how to use people against each other and get paid for it. (ie. Divorced parents...if one tries to set some limits or discipline them they go to the other and get a pat on the head and a toy.)
No one should be beating their kids. But a smack on the bottom when they are bad can go a long ways to making sure they grow up to be decent human beings. (Works best when very young...if you wait until they are teenagers to set limits, you've lost already.)
A lot of "reason" is based on personal experience, morals, and values. So it's hard to reason with someone who is still learning these things. A spank is very understandable to everyone, except infants. Even animals understand the meaning.
And as long as you're not beating the kid, it's not abuse. You're helping to shape them by showing them right from wrong.
A lot of these kids that are left to figure things out for themselves often grow up to be miserable. They expect to get their way all the time, but once they leave the nest they find out that the world is not as easy or forgiving as it was at home.
In fact I've seen that they often continue to use their parents long after they've entered adulthood....becuase they find life to be too unfair.
Although I suppose the spoiled ones might make good politicians, or reporters...as they'll be good at manipulating people.
btw...spanking doesn't mean being a tyrant or not loving them.
My parents were pretty strict when they needed to be. But I don't hate them and I knew they didn't hate me. I knew why I was being disciplined when I was. I knew that some action that I had done was the reason. (And I know that I was a little bastard at times.)
On the other hand I know many kids that were raised without any or much disciplen....they call their parents names, mistreat people around them, and are just general pricks. In fact, I know a number of them, and I can't think of one that turned out okay.
Alright...I'm getting off the soap box now.
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