Freecycle ad just rubbing me wrong.

[BellLisamo]

yup my mom used a belt!

 

[wyo-helpmeet]

"A Different Kind of Drug Problem

(Original Author Unknown)

The other day, someone at a store in our town read that a met amphetamine lab had been found in an old farm house in the adjoining county and he asked me a rhetorical question, ”Why didn’t we have a drug problem when you and I were growing up?”

I replied: ”But I did have a drug problem when I wuz a kid growing up on the farm.” I had a drug problem when I was young: I was drug to church on Sunday morning. I was drug to church for
weddings and funerals. I was drug to family reunions and community socials no matter the weather.

I was drug by my ears when I was disrespectful to adults. I was also drug to the woodshed when I disobeyed my parents, told a lie, brought home a bad report card, did not speak with respect, spoke ill of the teacher or the preacher. Or if I didn’t put forth my best effort in everything that was asked of me. I was drug to the kitchen sink to have my mouth washed out with soap if I uttered a profane four letter word. I was drug out to pull weeds in mom’s garden and flower beds and cockleburs
out of dad’s fields.

I was drug to the homes of family, friends, and neighbors to help out some poor soul who had no one to mow the yard, repair the clothesline or chop some fire wood. And if my mother had ever known that I took a single dime as a tip for this kindness, she would have drug me back to the wood shed.

Those drugs are still in my veins; and they affect my behavior in everything I do, say, and think. They are stronger than cocaine, crack, or heroin, and if today’s children had this kind of drug problem, America might be a better place today."

 

[babymakes6]

I love it!

 

[turney31]

Poulets de cajun wyo-helpmeet
I COULD NOT AGREE MORE!

 

[silverlining]

I can say you all better thank your lucky stars I WAS spanked when I was a little kid! I was a pretty strong willed child (still am

and spanking definately helped me see the error of my ways. You could "talk to me" all you wanted about how I was "wrong" and I would just nod at you seriously and sweetly like a repentant angel, but you can bet I was laughing my 4 year old head off at your letting me off the hook the minute I was out the door!

Spanking taught me that respect for elders was mandatory, etc. My parents are the best you could ever ask for, and they never "abused" me. They simply shaped me into a useful member of society. (They have always supported everything I do, from getting good grades, to competing in 3 Day Eventing, to getting chickesn!) If spanking is abuse, no wonder America's youth has problems! They have no respect, and I wouldn't have either under any different parenting approach.

Just the perspective of someone who was of spank-able age not THAT long ago

EDIT to remove age, please review the rules.

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi! It's kind of goofy to me --- like they posted the freecycle ad to 'threaten' the child more than anything else.
Since when has a parent needed to post an ad for a free paddle to discipline child? *rolls eyes*

Whether you, as parents or parent, spank / paddle your child is your business and not mine.

Lisa

 

[Debi214]

Lisa - I was just thinking that myself... They are either venting or trying to scare the child. Shoot I can walk around this house or out the door and find all kinds of things that can be used as a paddle.

 

[mjdtexan]

Wow, I must be a creatin, I think if the parent wants to spank his or her kid, so be it. No, dont beat em to death. The age of no disipline aint really working now is it. I wouldnt have put the ad in FreeCycle though, it aint the worlds business.

I pity the social worker that would have been dumb enough to come out to my house saying I couldnt spank mine. The good news for my kids is that after a couple of spankings they didnt require it any more. They turned out to be good adults too.

Oh, and for those of you who are shocked, I made my own paddle. How ya like now?

 

[NancyDz]

What struck me most about the ad was the "Or we'll wear it out trying" My mom used a wooden spoon and my dad a belt.
All it took was one strike and we behaved..... i think used correctly it can be very effective. For me it wasnt the actual physical act that hurt me... it was that my parents got to that point and put me through that humilitation of having to be physically disciplined. If you are wearing out the paddle..... um it's not working and is a waste of time and energy.



Nancy

 

[Poison Ivy]

I made one years ago and had my daughter stand and watch me make it. She don't like the paddle and all I have to say is do I need to go get the paddle? She straightens right up lol.