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**Itrtuawh** · 07-12-2011, 07:11 PM

up here in maine, years ago, we got sent to the car for acting up in the store. rolled down the window and just sit and wait. if you seen a kid in a car, you knew they had gotten in trouble.
one school, the principal had a paddle, and was known to use it, with parents permission.
i got my share of whuppings.
and i don't lie, or steal.
easiest beating i ever got was with a wodden yardstick. my stepmother got about 1 maybe 2 licks in, before it broke. years later, i laugh at how mad she was trying to pick up pieces to beat me more.
as kids, we all had marks, etc. and some of us got it just dang much.
nowadays, there's no line. spank, don't spank. some folks take it too far. others are afraid for the swat on the butt, and dhs showing up.

But then what about the children who were beaten, whether with a belt or a switch, who grow up and become criminals? I don't think that it's the discipline that does it. I think it's the parent. My dad, again, never had to hit us. But we respected him. We were more afraid of the disappointment then the yelling. To this day, if my dad ever yelled at me like when I was little, I would be ashamed of myself and know that I failed him.

More parents need to teach respect with discipline. Discipline doesn't need to come from a belt or a switch. It's just like being in the Army. I get respect from my subordinates and I've never "smoked" the shit out of a soldier before. I'm not saying I didn't ever want to with one soldier but I didn't. I think that leaders who do that are poor leaders. If you can't communicate to your subordinates without smoking them, that's not being effective IN MY OPINION.

07-12-2011, 07:11 PM	#35
Itrtuawh Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 503 Senior Member	up here in maine, years ago, we got sent to the car for acting up in the store. rolled down the window and just sit and wait. if you seen a kid in a car, you knew they had gotten in trouble. one school, the principal had a paddle, and was known to use it, with parents permission. i got my share of whuppings. and i don't lie, or steal. easiest beating i ever got was with a wodden yardstick. my stepmother got about 1 maybe 2 licks in, before it broke. years later, i laugh at how mad she was trying to pick up pieces to beat me more. as kids, we all had marks, etc. and some of us got it just dang much. nowadays, there's no line. spank, don't spank. some folks take it too far. others are afraid for the swat on the butt, and dhs showing up. But then what about the children who were beaten, whether with a belt or a switch, who grow up and become criminals? I don't think that it's the discipline that does it. I think it's the parent. My dad, again, never had to hit us. But we respected him. We were more afraid of the disappointment then the yelling. To this day, if my dad ever yelled at me like when I was little, I would be ashamed of myself and know that I failed him. More parents need to teach respect with discipline. Discipline doesn't need to come from a belt or a switch. It's just like being in the Army. I get respect from my subordinates and I've never "smoked" the shit out of a soldier before. I'm not saying I didn't ever want to with one soldier but I didn't. I think that leaders who do that are poor leaders. If you can't communicate to your subordinates without smoking them, that's not being effective IN MY OPINION.
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