wow! you and I must have lead very similar childhoods. dad didn't know about most of it or I doubt they'd still be together. I have no more pain over it though. I've let it go. It ain't easy, but it's doable. I read once that forgiveness is supernatural because we can't do it on our own. interesting premise huh? anyways, I made damn sure I didn't raise my kids that way. both of my children tested their limits and both of them got a swat here and there....but eventually both had their own individual instances where they got a pretty good firm hard hand spanking....and that was it....never needed one again. they learned that no is no. pretty smart lil boogers! and pretty awesome young adults if I do say so myself...and I do.

Can someone video me putting this mother ****er in the clinch and kneeing his ****ing torso in?

Afterwards I will make a statement that it's "not as bad as it looks on tape."

Hope the guy enjoyed the career he had... because it's gone, gone, gone now.

I used to think I had a bad childhood. My dad was an abusive drunk pissed at the world cause he had polio when he was a kid and got a bad leg from the treatment. Because of that he wasn’t into sports and “never played catch with me”. :sob:
Then I was talking to Lost His Mind on Meth buddy, before he gave up his sanity for a chemical, and he was telling me a story about Toughest Sumbitch I Know. See he and Toughest Sumbitch grew up together. Lost His Mind was always a smaller guy, got picked on a bit in school and Toughest Sumbitch kind of took him under his wing. So one day after Junior High they were at Toughest Sumbitch’s place playing Atari when Toughest’s dad came home to find a down slip in the mail. He started in on Toughest, closed fist, then after he wore himself out with that he started in on him again for bleeding on his carpet.
After hearing that my dad getting stinking drunk and cussing at me didn’t seem so bad.

I'm trying to imagine being a lawyer in his (family) courtroom and trying to restrain myself if I were defending a parent in a custody matter. Be hard not to blurt out (and be found in contempt for saying), "but what my client did wasn't half as bad as what YOU did to your DISABLED daughter, your HONOR!"

As it should be. Like Frazod said earlier, you know he’s broken up families over less abuse than he distributes in that video.

Flow Chart on when it's appropriate to whip it:

I don't know why I still have a problem letting it go. I'm glad you have, I'm sure you are a happier person now and your children benefit from it. I think that's why I've avoided marriage and children because I can't let it go. I know... I know... I'm only hurting myself.

My dad gave me a thump once in awhile, completed deserved, but nothing like my mother gave me. I hope one day I find forgiveness for her I really need to get this monkey off my back.

That's ****ed up, man. Have you talked to a professional about this? What happened in your past should not be preventing you from living your life the way you want to. If it is, then there's a problem that needs to be talked about.

Nope, I've never talked to a pro about this. As a matter of fact this thread is the only time I think I've brought it up in years. Seeing that video hit too close to home and I guess that's why I decided to say something. I've always felt so embarrassed admitting a 4'11" 150lb munchkin can have such a mental control over a 6' 280lb guy. My own personal hell I suppose.

Clearly it's disbled.

After watching the video all I can think is that Rick Perry had a hand in this some how.

That phrase is overused and certainly not appropriate in this instance.

I was spanked a few times (my parents were seriously old-school), but nothing this bad. My parents certainly never did it was a hint of anger. This guy appears to be using it as some sort of aggression therapy. Sickening.

And you base that assumption on what? Enduring and surviving an abusive parent definitely toughens one up. I do have some experience in this regard.

It's not like I'm defending the guy. But there are worse things that can happen to a kid that getting cussed and hit with a belt. Get over yourself.