No Kids for Me

Even though time is running out for me to have kids, my want for them is waning even faster - especially when I watch those "Nanny" shows. Are you kidding me? If I talked to my parents like that when I was a child, or hit them like these kids do, I wouldn't be able to sit down for a week. And because of this, I respect my elders - well everyone - a lot more than most young people these days, and it's not just because I'm older. I don't see anything wrong with spanking a child. Beating them, yes there's definitely a problem with that, but a couple of strong swift swats on the butt - I say yes. Isn't there such a thing as parental abuse? And don't say "they're too young to understand" because if they're too young to understand that hitting or disrespecting their parents is bad, then they're too young to sit for five minutes to "think about it", because they're too young to know they did something wrong - it's a vicious circle... Does anyone even stop and think for a moment that today's youth is more troubled (do I need to bring up all the school shootings and the increase in teen suicide in the last twenty years?) - and there might be a reason for that? Spanking your child is not child abuse, unless you don't know when to stop. But I promise you, once you've put yourself in that position, your child is less likely to mess up again. No, I've never given birth to a child, but I've had a big hand in raising a few - and yes, I did spank a couple of them. One of those that I did spank is now a 16 year old, and is not a trouble maker, and respects his parents. He's not perfect, no teenager is, but he's not wielding a gun at his school, or picking on younger or smaller kids. He's a great kid. Do I take responsibility for it? Not entirely. But I believe that the love AND discipline he received as a child helped make him who he is today. That's true with all kids. Think about it.

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