by jam 210 Replies latest jw friends
"Curious, how would you handle A little brat like me?"
The same way your parents did! Graffiti on the front of the house? For that major offense I can only say I hope you're from the South where they make you climb the tree and get the switch that you're about to get spanked with !
"I was taught, but did not always listen"
Exactly why spankings should be given !! When I was growing up parents didn't quite care for repeating themselves over and over again.
Exactly why spankings should be given
So Shirley can you explain why its ok to hit a child but not an adult?
Yes Shirley, in the south. My brother got the
switch, the biggest he could find. But it wasn,t
A beating, just A few taps on the legs.
Well, in my most humble of opinions the Bible says" train up a child" not a man/adult, so if that hasn't been done by the time someone reaches adulthood, it ain't my problem.
I know you don't wanna hear about the spare the rod line so . . . . .
What kind of hitting an adult are you talking about anyway? A physcial fight or just what ?
An adult doesn't need spankings as in discipline, unless they just enjoy a little of that in the midnight hour if ya know what I'm sayin' . . .
ShirleyW - I posted the following on the previous page...
Why do you think its ok to hit a child who disobeyed you but not ok to hit an adult? Just yesterday I observed a parent with a boy aged about 14 or 15 who had learning difficulties. He was excitable and noisy and rushing around in a busy street. It was obviously difficult for the parent to communicate with him but he was patient and did a great job. If the dad had hit the lad I would have been incensed and felt compelled to intervene. I am certain any other sensible adult would too. So why are the rules different when it comes to infants?
Your reply confirms my worse fear. Parents hit children becasue the bible says its good to hit children.
The bible also says its good to beat your slave.
I think this is a very touchy subject as you will always have the people for and the people against.
Personally I am not a fan of smacking as Babysprout is a child you can reason with and has been since a very small tot. I have seen a child hit another child then the parent has shouted no and smacked the child. :S To me that just confuses a child as to why a grown up can smack them, but they can't smack another child.
A child getting a slap wouldn't damage them, but a beating is down right wrong... There are plenty of ways to ''lovingly'' discipline a child... There is a saying that you NEVER discipline in anger, becuase when you do it usually results in a slap. When you are calm you can talk and reason with your child. A slap is usually given when the parent is angry and frightened. It's the beating's I disagree with not a slap... Parent's have every right to discipline how they see fit.
Peace
Parent's have every right to discipline how they see fit.
I strongly disagree. I would not keep quiet if I witnessed a parent hitting a child any more than I would if I saw a carer hitting a vulnerable adult.
We don't own our children.
If we slapped another adult becasue we didn't like something they said or did it would not be any defense to say "oh well it didn't do them any lasting harm".
The reason we think its not disgraceful to hit children is generations of social conditioning that has its roots in the bible.
FIrst of all you say the dad didn't hit the boy . . . so, what's the problem?
Buf if he did and you intervened, if the dad hauled off and hit you too you shouldn't be too surprised, that his child and his discipline be it right or wrong. You could take him to court for hitting you, but if you mentioned that he was hitting his son, unless he caused physical damage that could not be used as evidence.
Although I'm not religious, I believe in the spare the rod spoil the child rule, you do not, you're not going to change my mind and 'm not even trying to change yours.
By the way, according to what you wrote above you're calling a 14 or 15 year old an adult?
Forgot to mention I also agree with Bill Cosby who quotes his father as saying, "I brought you in this world and I can take you out" !!
I don't see anyone's mind beng changed at this point.
