2257 Spit Take - The Christian view

[rollergirl]

I didn't say I was for or against spanking. In the Do bson book.. it suggests that you whip your children with objects such as belts, or bread boards. You should also hang the item in plain view of the children with the words like "for lies only" as a reminder.

I guess we can't have faith in our little ones to give them bygones when they make mistakes. We have to assume they are bad and terrorize them with reminders of the impending beatings. BTW.. you should be starting this discipline very early in your toddlers life...

I think consecquences are important in raising kids. Parenting books are all very soft and cuddly now and kids are little shits.
You can raise good people who respect boundries without injuring them, their minds, their bodies or their spirits.

If you search for Dob son (it's one word) and his books, you'll see what people have to say about this.

I know this isn't a parenting forum, I really wanted to point out how messed up this all is.

[Linkster]

Sorry - didnt mean to say that you were for or against anything

And I do remember the belt, the switch and the paddle hanging on the kitchen wall - as well as the long paddle in every classroom in every school I ever attended till I was in HS, and I can tell you that I learned "real quick" what to do and what not to do - with no questions asked - and no gentle explanations of "why".

Sorry - but since everyone started this whole feel good movement all I can see if that it spurned gangs in neighborhoods that used to have ball tournaments in the inner city (I did get to live in Wash DC for part of my upbringing so I remember it well) - spurned the hand out generation (somehow its tied to the MTV generation that has now matured and had their own frigging brats that think everything is theirs automatically)
and most importantly - its created a health-care system that sees the chaos and takes advantage of it, created mindless apathetic people that wont even go out and vote for their government, and clueless idiots that get "given" degrees in college now that (and I swear this is the truth) act surprised when you tell them that Alaska really isnt an island (this was from a girl with a masters degree) because they see the maps where Alaska is always a cutout in the map Great education kids get now-a-days

[rollergirl]

Originally Posted by Linkster

Great education kids get now-a-days

Yep.. I hear you.
Things are different, and not for the better.

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