I'm with you Primabella. I'm grateful for having a wonderful family and thank God my parents rarely fight. Only like once a year for like 2 minutes. LOL The only ones who fight sometimes are my brother and I; typical siblings. Its more of a simple brother/sister argument that we get over with in a matter of minutes. Of course we all love each other, and although there is an occasional spanking, there's not beating, etc. The spanking was more when I was younger though. Now when I do something wrong, its more of a scolding. Mary, I think light spanking is neccessary for disciplining children. I have seen kids who's parents don't punish them when they do wrong and they are worse than monsters. Of course hitting hard or beating is definitely wrong, but a mild spank can be healthy at times. As long as its not injuring/hurting the child, but giving him/her a signal to behave, and that what he/she did was wrong.

I'm just happy that he smokes and drinks because it's just killing him faster...arg...
Binka Nugget, although you may not approve of your father's behavior towards you, that was a very sad statement. How could you be waiting for you dad to die? I've never heard any child make such a statement about their parents, and that is just so disappointing. Maybe you should hope and pray that he changes and becomes a good and loving father. That was just a sad sad thing to say. I'm grateful for the wonderful family God has given me. Its something I take for-granted until I see what other families go through.