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Originally posted by starang21
that's all fine and dandy, all of the folks i know who got spanked as kids turned out better than a lot of those kids who got the "time out." most of those other kids turned out to be pretty spoiled. theres a line between abuse and discipline. it's up to the parent to take it back. forget that curbing creativity line....it ain't creative if it's not constructive. if you don't think so, fine...don't do it. i'm a firm believer in it, and best believe if my kids act a fool in the grocery aisle.....i'm not the parent to be "come on little johnny, if you behave you'll get a cookie when we get home." best believe that my kids won't be rewarded for good behavior....it's expected. these kids don't have a sense of responsibility because every single time they mess up...mommy and daddy bail their asses out. as far as the girls who struck....their mentality was like "it wasn't as if we killed them." right....sounds like someone who was disciplined a whole lot at home.
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I distinctly remember asking my mom why I didn't get an allowance.
Her respose? Well:
"You know that roof above your head, the food you eat that I cook and those clothes you wear to school every day? Welcome to your allowance."
I have a question: I was doing the family laundry, washing the dishes, vaccuming and so forth when I was 8, but, you all did all that at your age, right?