Originally posted by Aspen and Misty


Kids these days. I try so ahrd no to be like a "normal" teenager. I don't want to have kids. But if I did, I disagree with spanking or hitting, or anything. My dad used to spank us and those, seriously are the only memorys I have of him when I was little. My dad got deathly ill and was never around exept to punish us and it was always a spanking and thats all I rember of him as a child. And now, when were all sitting around the table we haev stories about something funny each one of us kids did when we were ltitle and to many stories about my mom, there are no stories about my father because all of us only rember the times he did those things to us, spanking and the other things he has done. I know its not even half as bad as being beat, don't get me wrong, I'm just sending in my thoughts on spanking.

Ash
That's too bad, Ash. My heart goes out to you. But do consider what I said above and what Popcornbird said, too. Spanking, when truly deserved, is a healthy way to let a child know that their bad behavior will have bad results. It is a lesson that children should learn from their parents. But the only time and the only reason a child should be spanked is to teach them that if they act badly, they can get hurt. And the spanking should be just that - a swat on the bottom. That's why God pads them!!! (bottoms)