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Originally Posted by Marcellus
There are lots of people who would disagree with this, buddy.
Look this is CP so I am going to be made out to be a person who enjoys beating kids or whatever and that's not true. Fact is there is no joy or shouldn't be any involved in corporal punishment.
But the fact is some kids need whipped. With switches? Not necessarily but that is the tradition in many parts of this country. And guess what, most kids who grew up with some welts on their ass and legs from a switch grew up to be just fine.
And that's a fact.
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And in many cases, kids who grew up with some welts on their ass and legs from a switch grew up to have serious mental and emotional problems, most of the time beyond their knowing or realization.
And THAT'S a fact.
No, you're not a person who enjoys beating kids. In this thread we've had parents here chime in about spanking their kids as a swat on the bottom with the hand. It's concerning that you're being cool with "thin switch" beatings as discipline, though, just because you turned out fine.
You're also right about this type of discipline environment being the standard for numerous cultures in this country and around the world. That's absolutely the case, but in each case, we're talking about causing harm to a child, and the rationale for it is, "My parents did it, so that's what I know."
You made the choice to not beat your daughter. Why? It wasn't just because she didn't do shit that deserved it, either. Your daughter has never disobeyed you or gotten into trouble for shit? You probably did some of the same stuff that your daughter did that got you the switch. Why did you say, "I don't need to do what my parents did to me here"?