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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 10:55 AM Original message |
Poll question: Spanking Kids? What are your views? |
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Debi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
1. More Cowbell? What this poll needs is more popcorn |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
2. in |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
3. never spanked |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:04 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. I agree Cali |
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jtrockville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
4. "Simply put" |
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SacredCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
5. Best of luck with this not turning into a flame-fest.... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
6. i dont spank. my parents spanked and older used belt. i did not feel it was abuse. |
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dorkus erectus (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:11 PM Response to Reply #6 |
51. Could you explain to me what the "spanking theory" is and how it "worked" for you? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:18 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. physical pain was enough repercussion for me to not do something to experience it. |
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dorkus erectus (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:21 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. Good...Yes, it's better to discuss what you are displeased about... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. but where i differ with your opinion, my parents spanked and even used belt. |
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dorkus erectus (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:34 PM Response to Reply #61 |
69. It is possible to be abusive without meaning to, you know... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:38 PM Response to Reply #69 |
73. there was nothing that felt abusive about it, even in that time. i cannot |
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dorkus erectus (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:48 PM Response to Reply #73 |
81. But you have done things differently...ab-use just means doing something |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 01:16 PM Response to Reply #81 |
87. but there was a lack of maliciousness. you want to put it in a place that it isnt. |
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moc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
7. Speaking as both a parent and as a parenting researcher, I chose "other" |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:10 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. spanking or yelling,.... things go downhill very quickly. so many good points |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:16 AM Response to Reply #7 |
20. ... |
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moc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:23 AM Response to Reply #20 |
27. I agree with you that is one of the problems with spanking, that it can devolve into abuse. |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:20 AM Response to Reply #7 |
23. I swatted my kid once - he was still in diapers. |
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moc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:24 AM Response to Reply #23 |
30. LOL! Your kid sounds like a riot! |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:27 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Probably! One day I will stop jumping in the dye pot and |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:06 PM Response to Reply #23 |
100. That's about my level of spanking too... |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:40 AM Response to Reply #7 |
41. Other, for similar reasons |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
58. i agree with your post almost completely. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:32 PM Response to Reply #58 |
68. a lot of people use running in street. never got that. when that little |
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IdaBriggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 01:29 PM Response to Reply #68 |
90. I have two at the same time, and they are FAST. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 01:35 PM Response to Reply #90 |
92. you are funny.... i hear ya. i have |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 01:46 PM Response to Reply #90 |
93. btw.... this is why i cant give a black or white on this issue |
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IdaBriggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 01:52 PM Response to Reply #93 |
96. I have to agree with you -- this isn't just a black-and-white thing. |
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IdaBriggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #7 |
86. As someone who has researched it, would you mind sharing |
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moc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:06 PM Response to Reply #86 |
105. At the age of two, they are still pretty irrational beings (e.g.,, impulse driven) |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 01:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
97. great post. n/t |
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luvspeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
8. I don't have kids, but if I did, I'd never lay a hand on them... |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
11. My views on the topic have changed over time. |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
12. Only my uncle spanked me |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
13. Spanking can get out of hand like it did at our school. In some cases |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:13 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Jesus Christ! In *this* country? n/t |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:15 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Yes, Shively Ky back in the early sixties. |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #17 |
26. That wasn't a school. It was a Turkish prison camp! |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #26 |
104. Naw, it was a redneck town full of Klansmen and other crooks. |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:27 PM Response to Reply #17 |
62. Oh ... Kansas |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #62 |
65. KY is Kentucky. Kansas is KS. |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:16 AM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Where did you go to school? I can't believe this happened in the US. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #19 |
102. The main offender was |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:27 AM Response to Reply #13 |
34. I went to a private school |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:07 PM Response to Reply #34 |
106. My parents saw the bruises but figured I was getting what |
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sammythecat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:45 PM Response to Reply #13 |
114. I guess so, it got out of hand... |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 05:28 PM Response to Reply #114 |
123. Some of us were broken, some just got tougher. By the time I turned 16 |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 05:33 PM Response to Reply #13 |
124. UM |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
14. Spanking wasn't used on me when growing up. We likewise never spank our daughter |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
15. People (big or small) aren't for hitting. |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:19 AM Response to Reply #15 |
21. You better hide! |
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LuckyLib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
107. Amen. No hitting, no way, no how. Doesn't work, isn't fair, teaches all the wrong things. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
18. Spanking is not necessary. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
22. Most of the time, spanking isn't about what the kid did or didn't do, |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #22 |
49. Concise point |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
24. No spanking necessary when you're a consistent parent |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:39 PM Response to Reply #24 |
74. I think that it depends on the kid. |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:49 PM Response to Reply #74 |
82. You were given a choice and that makes all the difference |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
25. Its illegal here actually |
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patrick t. cakes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #25 |
37. i love oregon n/t |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. No, I left Oregon. I think its fine there |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
28. I had two sons who knew how to behave when they went to the mall, restaurants, & public functions. |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
29. These days, no, but I did so once when he was younger. |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Sounds very much like Army disclipline which btw is very effective |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #35 |
48. I agree with that |
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Twinguard (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 01:03 PM Response to Reply #29 |
84. Those are fantastic forms of punishment. |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
32. I don't have children but I did have nieces and nephews |
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Soylent Brice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
33. am i late? |
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Redbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
36. I know many parents who think it is wrong not to spank. |
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droidamus2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
39. Other |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
40. I spank .. |
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dorkus erectus (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:14 PM Response to Reply #40 |
52. But you haven't explained why you spank rather than explain and give out consequences |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #52 |
64. I don't think that it is stupid.. |
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dorkus erectus (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:46 PM Response to Reply #64 |
79. I am not trying to insult you personally, by the way, but what I mean by 'stupid' |
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droidamus2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #79 |
103. Okay |
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droidamus2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:02 PM Response to Reply #52 |
101. The problem as I see. |
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moc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:49 PM Response to Reply #101 |
115. Some very interesting terms used in your post. |
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droidamus2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 06:01 PM Response to Reply #115 |
125. Sorry |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
42. We have four kids and they've never been spanked |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
43. Is swatting the same as spanking? |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:59 PM Response to Reply #43 |
120. yes nt |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
44. My father spanked my brother with a belt, me,he never spanked, |
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GetTheRightVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
45. Every child is different, some never need it & yet some do but not abuse |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
46. There is no yes or no answer here |
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TheCoxwain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
47. Spare the Rod and spoil the child .. a Little extreme by generally true |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:22 PM Response to Reply #47 |
57. Did you know that "rod" from that line in the Bible... |
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dorkus erectus (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
50. Hitting children is stupid, lazy, and cruel |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
53. If you spank your children, you'll give them the Swine Flu and cause gay marriage |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
55. I don't spank |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
59. i like pie. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
60. "You should only spank your kid until you feel better." |
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laureloak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
63. A "rod" is used to guide sheep. |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
66. I'm against all forms of corporal punishment, including spanking. |
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IdaBriggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
67. A swat on the diaper for life-or-death issues. |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
70. The only time I even considered it was also the time I realized it was |
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moc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:45 PM Response to Reply #70 |
76. Your post made me LOL! |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
71. Where is the "I call the police on adults who beat on little kids." option? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
72. People who hit children fail at life. |
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DefenseLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
75. I don't spank |
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Twinguard (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
77. I was spanked as a child. |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
78. I think I got maybe two spankings. And they weren't spankings |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
80. There's certainly some parents I wouldn't mind smacking upside the head. |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
83. Spanking is abuse AND this thread needs more Cowbell. |
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Kitty Herder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
85. Other--I don't have kids, but I wouldn't spank them if I did. Here's the thing: |
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emmadoggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
88. I am sad to admit that I have |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 01:31 PM Response to Reply #88 |
91. I admire you |
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emmadoggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 06:14 PM Response to Reply #91 |
126. Thanks. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
89. When you beat your children (or your pets), |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
94. Laying hands on children as "discipline" is completely unnecessary AND abusive. n/t |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
95. My parents spanked me only when I did serious things, like cause property damage or injure another |
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npk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
98. Spanking children when they are little makes them reluctant to confide in their parents |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:01 PM Response to Reply #98 |
99. Well said! |
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LuckyLib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:11 PM Response to Reply #98 |
108. Well said. It's about trust. And unconditional love. My Dad spanked us. And I never trusted him. |
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winyanstaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
109. I have three grown sons and they turned out fine... |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
110. i tend to not really want to spank my kids. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
111. You know those fundy neighbors of yours have completely misunderstood |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
112. Don't taze me, Dad. |
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Mike 03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
113. I voted "Other". I don't have kids, but as a child I was spanked (rarely) and every |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
116. It's child abuse, and it doesn't work. |
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frustrated_lefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
117. Little children |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
118. Define spanking - a light swat on the bum or a big smackdown? The former is no biggie, the latter is |
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newportdadde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
119. I find time outs or taking toys to be the most effective but I do sometimes spank. |
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quickesst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
121. Well.... |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
122. LOATHESOME: "Some children need to be spanked." |
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cherish44 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
127. I never needed to spank my child |
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frogmarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
128. Spanking is child abuse. My husband and I never |
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unapatriciated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
129. other, other this is it.... |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-30-09 01:13 AM Response to Original message |
130. Spanking is a sexual thrill for many people. |
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tortoise1956 (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-30-09 01:41 AM Response to Original message |
131. I think spanking can be the right answer, under certain circumstances... |
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