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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 07:45 AM Original message |
Poll question: Do You Think Spanking Should Be Illegal? |
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zabet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 07:49 AM Response to Original message |
1. I personally |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
2. My first thought when I heard this today |
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goddess40 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
3. People turn out "good" in spite of being hit not because of it |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 07:55 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. It's already against the law to beat your kids! |
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focusfan (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 10:11 AM Response to Reply #6 |
82. there's a difference in spanking and beating. |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 10:15 AM Response to Reply #82 |
87. I wasn't beat and I agree. - There is a difference. |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 03:48 PM Response to Reply #87 |
135. check these links.. about other aspects of spanking |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 03:53 PM Response to Reply #135 |
137. NO! |
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goddess40 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 02:25 PM Response to Reply #82 |
116. of course there's difference but there both still wrong |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 02:43 PM Response to Reply #116 |
121. I don't agree. n/t |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:10 AM Response to Reply #3 |
19. my first memory in this life is laying on the floor after a vicious beating my father was walking |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:23 AM Response to Reply #19 |
26. That's horrible and what your father did was illegal ! |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:28 AM Response to Reply #19 |
51. I can relate, Sam. |
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UnyieldingHierophant (249 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 01:27 PM Response to Reply #19 |
112. Hmm...I'm going to have to look into Buddhism |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 03:16 PM Response to Reply #112 |
127. please PM me if you want.. i only have one hand to type with, so i keep it simple. |
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UnyieldingHierophant (249 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:36 PM Response to Reply #127 |
140. I did some research on this a month or so ago... |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:54 PM Response to Reply #140 |
144. transcendental is a Hindu practice, Buddhism is free, here are some links 4 books |
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UnyieldingHierophant (249 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 03:21 PM Response to Reply #144 |
148. Thanks again! I will |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 03:48 PM Response to Reply #19 |
134. You broke the cycle, and you are to be admired for that |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:40 AM Response to Reply #3 |
31. Exactly |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
4. an ex-girl friend almost begged |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 07:56 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. heh, doesn't make her a bad girl |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 07:53 AM Response to Original message |
5. In other news: Petition seeks to broaden reach of the nanny state |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 07:56 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Bingo n/t |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 07:57 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. No kidding! - Glad you said that! |
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maine_raptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:06 AM Response to Reply #5 |
16. And that's just how the Right will play it, Squatch |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:19 AM Response to Reply #5 |
23. the nanny card is a ReThug tool... please... use an intelligent example |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:27 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. But this legislation is from a Democrat! |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:08 AM Response to Reply #27 |
40. it is a discussion, devil is the details, not the discussion..maybe it will lead to better education |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:11 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. "dislocated shoulders and wrists from spankings..." ? That IS abuse... |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:34 AM Response to Reply #42 |
53. And where is the line? |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:43 AM Response to Reply #53 |
62. I don't think slapping a hand or a diapered bottom is abuse. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:47 AM Response to Reply #62 |
66. Hitting IS abuse. |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:50 AM Response to Reply #66 |
70. That hasn't been my experience. |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 12:53 PM Response to Reply #53 |
109. Dead wrong. Spanking is not hitting. Hitting is abuse. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:35 AM Response to Reply #42 |
54. Deleted message |
Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:46 AM Response to Reply #54 |
64. Name calling? ~ Now, that IS abusive behavior! |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:54 AM Response to Reply #64 |
74. Name calling? |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:57 AM Response to Reply #74 |
77. Read the whole reply. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 10:12 AM Response to Reply #54 |
83. Sam Sarrha... I am sorry for what happened to you as are others .. |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 01:59 PM Response to Reply #42 |
114. it is what we are talking about , children struggle when being hit with whatever, if you're >Links>>... |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 02:46 PM Response to Reply #114 |
122. Grabbing an arm isn't spanking. |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 03:18 PM Response to Reply #122 |
128. did you read the links..? doesnt sound like it.. |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 03:30 PM Response to Reply #128 |
129. No, I didn't. |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 04:50 PM Response to Reply #129 |
149. sorry... i thought tou were interested in facts instead of a thoughtless knee-jerk reaction, my bad |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:41 AM Response to Reply #23 |
32. Yup |
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rAVES (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 11:01 AM Response to Reply #23 |
103. Hehe.. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:32 AM Response to Reply #5 |
52. Well, if you could actually extend that "logic" |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:36 AM Response to Reply #52 |
55. No, it's not the same. Those are against the law. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:50 AM Response to Reply #55 |
69. And enacting this |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:51 AM Response to Reply #69 |
71. It's already a crime...this proposed legislation in unenforceable. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:59 AM Response to Reply #71 |
79. That's like saying |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
10. I find it rather psychotic for adults to strike children... |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:01 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. So, if you see your neighbor slap the rear end of their kid, |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:10 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. "So, if you see your neighbor slap the rear end of their kid..." |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:14 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. My kids were raised with time outs and the occasional |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:20 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Granted, if passed it would likely be abused and used for ulterior agendas. However... |
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Sadie4629 (919 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:21 AM Response to Reply #18 |
25. We spanked our kids |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:32 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. It's one of those topics: people who spank their children will naturally cite... |
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Sadie4629 (919 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:40 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Please tell me the most effective (and gentlest) |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:46 AM Response to Reply #30 |
34. I'm unsure if there's always a universal means of educating a child... |
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Sadie4629 (919 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:49 AM Response to Reply #34 |
36. I did something similar |
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Sadie4629 (919 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:46 AM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Also--wanted to let you know what my mother did |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:14 AM Response to Reply #30 |
44. It really all depends on the indvidual child. |
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Sadie4629 (919 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:22 AM Response to Reply #44 |
47. Sounds exactly like my two sons!! |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:47 AM Response to Reply #30 |
65. Supervise them and wait till they turn 3 or 4 |
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Kucinich4America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 10:22 AM Response to Reply #30 |
91. You could child-proof the door of your house, or put up a fence maybe? |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 10:45 AM Response to Reply #91 |
100. Good idea's but when my oldest was five yrs old, |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 10:44 AM Response to Reply #30 |
99. A two year old shouldn't be given the opportunity to run into the road |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 12:01 PM Response to Reply #30 |
106. invisible fence |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:23 AM Response to Reply #28 |
48. No distinctions between attention getting tap to prevent harm |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 03:39 PM Response to Reply #28 |
131. That goes both ways - people who don't will naturally get all holier-than-thou |
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goddess40 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 02:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
117. sometimes a women needs a slap too |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 02:37 PM Response to Reply #117 |
119. Wow, talk about pretzel logic. How did you come up with that? |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 02:47 PM Response to Reply #117 |
123. Oh phleeeze.... |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 03:40 PM Response to Reply #117 |
132. Does a woman need a time out? A grounding, perhaps? |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:42 AM Response to Reply #10 |
33. Excellent post! |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 10:06 AM Response to Reply #33 |
80. Where? |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 12:04 PM Response to Reply #80 |
107. WTF? -- I was agreeing with someone who is ANTI-spanking |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 12:07 PM Response to Reply #107 |
108. Well, damnit! |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:38 AM Response to Reply #10 |
60. If I could recommend a post, |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 01:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
111. psychotic? Please tell me what, in your vast experiences have |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 03:51 PM Response to Reply #10 |
136. Would the data show then, that non-spanked children follow this pattern? |
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NC_Nurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
11. Because there just aren't enough clogged courts and overflowing |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:02 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Yeah. Gotta free those criminals to make room for all the pot smokers...er, "terrorists" n/t |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:04 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Really! |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:02 AM Response to Original message |
14. It won't pass |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:06 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. I agree Marrah... |
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maine_raptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:17 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. I was afraid of that, Breeze, see post 16. n/t |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:37 AM Response to Reply #17 |
58. Before you dismiss it as "nanny crap"... |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
20. Feh. It's a "slippery slope" thing |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
29. yum tum yum |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
37. The gradients of hands on contact... |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:05 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Slapping a diapered 2 yr olds bottom makes a loud noise |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:44 AM Response to Reply #39 |
63. Slapping a 2-year-old? |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:48 AM Response to Reply #63 |
68. On a diapered butt doesn't even cause any pain. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:53 AM Response to Reply #68 |
73. So, after a "spanking" |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:56 AM Response to Reply #73 |
75. Mine didn't usually cry but they did stop the dangerous behavior. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:57 AM Response to Reply #63 |
78. Heavens... read Breeze's post. She is not reflecting physical |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 10:09 AM Response to Reply #78 |
81. Oh, don't be stupid. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 10:14 AM Response to Reply #81 |
84. She is not hitting. She is creating a distracting sound & getting |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 10:31 AM Response to Reply #84 |
95. It's real easy to |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 10:37 AM Response to Reply #95 |
97. Le Taz Hot |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 10:38 AM Response to Reply #97 |
98. Peace. |
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Sadie4629 (919 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
38. For what it's worth . . . |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:08 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Gheesh! Talk about stifling imagination! |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:12 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Bratty kids turn into... |
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Kucinich4America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 10:28 AM Response to Reply #43 |
92. Barbara Bush spanked her kids. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 10:30 AM Response to Reply #92 |
94. Barbara and Poppy Bush drank like fish... |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 03:45 PM Response to Reply #94 |
133. This also explains the fetal alcohol syndrome features of GWB.. look at those close eyes... |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:45 PM Response to Reply #133 |
142. yup and lack of nasal philtrum |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 10:48 AM Response to Reply #92 |
101. They also went golfing the day their daughter was buried.... |
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Sadie4629 (919 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:18 AM Response to Reply #41 |
46. We had to go to some family events |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:37 AM Response to Reply #38 |
59. There are bad parents who spank, and bad parents who don't spank |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 10:17 AM Response to Reply #38 |
88. The number of undisciplined brats in the world seems to multiply every year. Teachers |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 10:34 AM Response to Reply #38 |
96. That's just bad parenting |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
45. Yes. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
49. Spanking Leads to More Violent Problems in Children |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:37 AM Response to Reply #49 |
57. I doubt anyone on this thread would disagree with avoiding |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:39 AM Response to Reply #57 |
61. The very idea is being called "nanny crap", though |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:53 AM Response to Reply #61 |
72. The comments seem to me to reflect a fear... a very real fear |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 10:15 AM Response to Reply #49 |
86. From Gersoff's article |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 10:19 AM Response to Reply #86 |
89. Yes... this critical limitation does not enter into most people's |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
50. Spanking Linked to Substance Abuse |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
56. "Why America should outlaw spanking" (Such a law exists in Sweden....) |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
67. No, abuse already is and that takes it far enough |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
76. In the Long Run |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:58 PM Response to Reply #76 |
145. I would guess that the boys were not |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
85. Spanking is the only tool that could save the new generation. |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 10:22 AM Response to Reply #85 |
90. Time out does teach a lesson and it does curb bad behavior. |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 01:17 PM Response to Reply #90 |
110. time out and other negative reinforcers (or positive ones!) do work |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:48 PM Response to Reply #85 |
143. That's bullshit. Beating your kids only teaches them that violence solves things. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
93. AJNTSA |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 10:51 AM Response to Reply #93 |
102. I should send that pic to the MA legislature! |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 03:05 PM Response to Reply #93 |
125. my feelings exactly. |
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FunkyLeprechaun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
104. I always thought it was bad to do that |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 11:58 AM Response to Reply #104 |
105. I remember that family! Gheesh! |
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yodermon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
113. Oh yay, a spanking thread! A Spanking Thread! |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 02:49 PM Response to Reply #113 |
124. This thread is about pending legislation outlawing spanking. |
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yodermon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 03:15 PM Response to Reply #124 |
126. ... which devolves into a typical DU spanking thread. |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 03:31 PM Response to Reply #126 |
130. Ah...that's why I posted the article! |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
115. "You should only spank your child until YOU fell better." |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
118. Only if it is between consenting adults n/t |
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Spirit of 34 (119 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
120. Well, logically, yes it should be illegal |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
138. never had a spanker |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
139. The nurse behind this is a Jesus freak! |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
141. I think, in most cases, spanking is indicative of poor parenting. But this law is unenforceable |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:58 PM Response to Reply #141 |
146. I don't agree. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 05:02 PM Response to Reply #146 |
147. Oh, I could tell you some stories about getting through to a 2 year old, TYVM. |
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crawfish (252 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
150. I hate this type of talk. |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
151. I wouldn't touch this thread with a ten-foot paddle. |
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