News of the Weird!

[The Chicken Lady]

Schools need to reinstate corporal punishment and allow teachers to carry concealed weapons to school. We should also develop an apprentice system so that kids who aren't planning to go to college and think school is just a place to goof off and waste time can go straight into the factories and the skilled trades. Let's weed the non-scholars out of school and put them where they belong before they end up in our jails. 'Nough said.

 

[hdchic]

OMG!! The DH and I have this discussion all the time. WHat happened to parents? We weren't raised that way, why are we raising our kids that way? I am with MissPrissy....both my son and step-son know that I don't kid around with this kind of thing. I am not afraid to spank, and definitely am NOT afraid of my children!!! My sis-in-law on the other hand, is one of the parents that is like the previously described...she thinks she should be their 'friend' and not a parent. I can't even describe it, as my blood pressure will rise to dangerous levels.

Children CRAVE dicipline and guidence. Why are we depriving them of this? I tell ya, I don't want them taking care of me when I'm old!

 

[BearSwampChick]

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I've always said the only way my nerves could take being a teacher is if I could lay a shotgun across my desk!

My hat's off to all you hard-working, long-suffering, patient teachers out there!

 

[conny63malies]

Its crazy nowadays what is happening with kids today. In all the time i went to school i never saw police once. Now you see them at elementary schools arestting kids.
I have two sad but true stories of what happed to my kids. taylor my oldest was molest sexually on the school bus by another female kindergardener that was twice her size. The kid was arrested and adimted what she did was wrong, but did it anyways and said she didnt care. And my son went to Headstart in Eustis. Now there is no way of expkaining withouit sounding a bit racist. But this headstart was 95% black and latino, my son was the only white boy in his class. All teachers were black too. One friday i picked him up and noticed two bite marks on his arm. So i showed his teacher, she just shrug her head and said he didnt tell and she didnt notice When he took a bath that night i found a bloody bite mark that left a scar to this day. Now how as a teacher can you not hear my son scream in pain. We pulled him the next monday. But my husband did not let me call the cops or CPS because he did say we would like racist. To be honest this headstart was free daycare for the hood. Never again. To this day he isnt comfortable around too many black kids.
Ohh and Taylor is just fine after her incident. She requierd no counseling and knows that we will take care of all her problems.

 

[eggzettera]

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Just had to say that so reminds me of that line from the movie Parenthood

"You know, Mrs. Buckman, you need a license to buy a dog, to drive a car - he77, you even need a license to catch a fish. But they'll let any bu77-reaming a**hole be a father."

 

[nccountrygirl]

There were 7 of us kids growing up. We all and I do mean all were terrified of my dad, he was not a child abuser by any means but he did believe in corporal punishment and if we needed it it was giving with no remorse on my dads part. All of us never went to jail or got into any serious trouble, because we all knew that when we got home daddy would be waiting for us.

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

Those are the kids that grow up to think the world owes them something and their parents spend a lifetime giving giving giving until they are broke - emotionally and financially.

Who's fault is it? The parents. They create the monsters then wonder why no one wants to be around them or their kids.

People need a license in most places to own a dog but they are allowed to spawn at will and raise their children with no respect for anyone including themselves and no idea of bouderies and discipline. It is a form of child abuse. Like it or not.

I believe in a healthy fear of respect and I do spank when needed.

WELL SAID Miss Prissy! I totally agree with this AND we have always given a spanking when talking didn't seem to be sinking in.​

 

[CritterHill]

Maybe this puts me in the minority here, but I am not a fan of corporal punishment (no ill will to those of you that are, it is a very personal decision).

Both me and DH were raised with spankings and in his case the occasional beating. We never learned from it. In my husbands words "I would gladly have taken a beating from my Dad if it meant I didn't have to deal with my mother's disappointment and anger."

So far so good with our kids (ages 2 and nearly 5). There is a specific tone of voice that I use that makes them both snap to attention and stop goofing off.

That's not to say they aren't punished. I have taken away toys, occasionally thrown them in the garbage and canceled outings for behavior issues. That sort of thing doesn't happen often, but it happens often enough that they know they need to tow the line or face the consequences.

I'll let you know how it works out in 20 years.

 

[Chick_a_dee]

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My mum has always been one of those "friends," rather than parents type of people, my dad is very ...err how to say this, hysterical lol, I've never had any issue with behaviour problems with my mum...I respect her, but I constantly get into things with my dad.

I prefer to be treated like I count, rather than like I'm just some stupid kid... I'm 19.

 

[Oblio13]

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Oh, the things you will learn.