Con_Alma;823455 wrote:...you would physically struggle to keep your mother from spanking you??? That wouldn't be received too well in our house. Size of the person isn't the determining factor as much as respect for the authority of the one disciplining.

There is no way my mom would have been able to spank me when I was in high school. Of course, I only got physically disciplined for talking back at that point and the smack to the mouth was much effective anyway.

coyotes22;823460 wrote:Well, crap man, if you want them that bad!!!! LOL

Who pissed in your cheerios this morning?!

I DON'T EAT CHEERIOS!!!!

justincredible;823466 wrote:...l. Of course, I only got physically disciplined for talking back at that point and the smack to the mouth was much effective anyway.

Yeah, I could see that.

justincredible;823467 wrote:I DON'T EAT CHEERIOS!!!!

Youre right, I meant fruity pebbles!!!

I don’t have kids but every situation is different. I grew up in a family as one of four boys. It was already controlled chaos, and without the fear of “the board” would have been much worse. I see no way my parents could have made it without spanking.

Heck, our first babysitter would offer us the option when we got in trouble of 30 minutes in a chair or a few whacks with a paddle.

There is no way we ever would have left our kids with my crazy in-laws. My father-in-law put his kids in hospital on three separate occasions from beatings, a brother-in-law was a convicted child molester, and two more of her siblings died of drug overdoses or medical complications of drug use. Yet no one saw any problem leaving their kids with them. Remember - this is Kentucky, where they just don't remove kids from their parents unless they don't go to a Baptist church.

My kids did not spend so much as five minutes alone with ANY of my in-laws until they were out of high school, and we named a family friend from here in Ohio as guardians for the kids had anything happened to the two us. We were perceived as "uppity" as a result. :/

Both kids are pretty well behaved but in the event of bad behavior my wife and I both spank and her parents watch the kids alot and they can and have spanked before but its very rare. My wife has 4 brothers and 3 of them have watched the kids before and spankings never happen although the spanking option is there but it better be a real good reason.

Con_Alma;823455 wrote:...you would physically struggle to keep your mother from spanking you??? That wouldn't be received too well in our house. Size of the person isn't the determining factor as much as respect for the authority of the one disciplining.

Winning quote so far!!!
I have never spanked my children and my parents very rarely spanked my brother or sister. However, the threat of it was there the entire time any kids lived in the house and none of us would have ever thought of challenging even my mother.....if you did, you could rest assured that Dad would find out!

My son suffered what I call a triple jeopardy. He was caught throwing rocks at cars at his Grandpa's house when he was 7 or 8.

Grandpa beat his ass with his hand.


When the wife picked him up and found out that Grandpa beat his ass, She beat his ass with Granpa's belt.


When I came home from work and found out Granpa beat his ass, I responded in Kind.



Sometimes it sucks to be a kid

^^Just like when you got it at school, you got it at home.

Cat Food Flambe';824233 wrote:There is no way we ever would have left our kids with my crazy in-laws. My father-in-law put his kids in hospital on three separate occasions from beatings, a brother-in-law was a convicted child molester, and two more of her siblings died of drug overdoses or medical complications of drug use. Yet no one saw any problem leaving their kids with them. Remember - this is Kentucky, where they just don't remove kids from their parents unless they don't go to a Baptist church.

My kids did not spend so much as five minutes alone with ANY of my in-laws until they were out of high school, and we named a family friend from here in Ohio as guardians for the kids had anything happened to the two us. We were perceived as "uppity" as a result. :/

Uppity. Smart. Same thing I guess.

power i;824612 wrote:^^Just like when you got it at school, you got it at home.

If I was a teacher... I would make this my signature.