I mean, great for all you hicks down there in Texas. I do like your attitude on guns. On this issue, since my dad starting beating me with a belt when I was three - I just have to warn you that there is barely a two-week period in my life (now at age 60) that I don't think about this and wish that back then my little hands were strong enough to cause my father to trip on the steps on the way to the basement such that he would fall and strike his head (fatally) on the steps. In fact, if I were to see an adult beating a child in the manner that he beat me, I'm going to jail and that person is dead. Just saying... You want to beat your kids so bad? And you think it's so great? Just means you're a hick. In fact _real_ science has shown that the best discipline - one that assures high self esteem and good citizenship - is strict and regular enforcement of a predictable set of rules with no physical punishment.
Who are you, exactly?
Obviously not someone who knows me or my children, or even someone who has read through all the posts on this board.
Funny you assume I must be a "hick" , just because I live in Texas.
You probably think we all ride around on horses & wear cowboy hats, too, huh?
You should consider getting out more, do some traveling, dispel some of your prejudices. You are right, however, about our views on guns. I really think that every household should be armed.
Well, I am sorry to hear that your Dad was such a jerk. He must have been abusive if you are that mentally/emotionally scarred.
However, I (and other loving, sane parents who spank their kids as a form of discipline AS NEEDED) am NOT your dad, I do NOT beat my kids, never have, never will, and as I already mentioned earlier, I do not spank my 10 yr old daughter with a belt at all, because she is petite, and I do not want her to get injured.
I do spank my teenage sons with a belt but I do not beat them.
I shouldn't have to defend myself when I've done NOTHING wrong.
It's too bad that you & others who have attacked me on this thread are, for whatever reason, unable to differentiate between a spanking & actual child abuse. There IS a line that parents shouldn't cross when spanking turns into malicious injury, and if YOU are unable to recognize where/when to draw that line, then I agree---YOU should not spank your children.
Many parents DO know where to draw the line, however, and you have no place projecting your inabilities to do so unto us.
My children are loved, healthy, happy, well-adjusted, caring, responsible & respectful.
Have a blessed day.