I blame Thatcher
We need a good cull.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:31, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

What we need
are for people to stop "nurturing" their children and start walloping them again.
( Kroney, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:33, Reply)

I found myself agreeing with Edwina Curry on this one yesterday
Well, not the walloping bit, but the laying down the law occasionally so that the real world isn't a hideous affront to their 'rights'.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:34, Reply)

Completely agree too

(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:36, Reply)

That's spot on
A major problem is people feel entitled to so much. They believe it's their right to be given x, or to do y. Violence is not the answer, Necessary Force is though ;)
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:39, Reply)

This.
My parents smacked me throughout my childhood, and there's nothing wrong with me.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:36, Reply)

Mine did too
Not that I enjoyed it, but somehow, I've got to appreciate it. There's nothing better than a good spanking sometimes ;-)
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:37, Reply)

Ohhhhhh
Don't get me started, you're talking about something entirely different here ;)
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:40, Reply)

Kinky bitches

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:45, Reply)

No idea what you're on about 0 :-)

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:47, Reply)

Nice smiley!
And each to their own, whilst I'm not-into-that-sort-of-thing, I'm more than happy to accommodate if the woman requests such!
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:49, Reply)

Then you are a fine man, a good man

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:53, Reply)

But not always a gentle man ;)

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:56, Reply)

And sometimes, Lab, that's what's needed
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( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:57, Reply)

I play to the mood
But am always happy to take requests!
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:59, Reply)

Spoken like a true DJ

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 12:00, Reply)

*finger pistols*

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 12:01, Reply)

Mine rarely did
Because the threat of it was enough.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:38, Reply)

that explains your face.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:39, Reply)

yeah
Whilst I suspect that my mum could have achieved the same results without losing control and giving me a right glauming, we'll never know, so I choose a bit of occasional fear over 'reasoning'. There's a time to debate and a time to know best.
And my parents weren't overly strict. They let me explore boundaries and be responsible. But if that didn;t work out there were consequences. I'd say I've turned out alright.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:40, Reply)

It was the following through on threats as well, Kids have to learn there are consequences to their actions.
If my mum threatened a punishment, like no tv for a week or whatever, she always carried it out, no matter how guilty she felt afterwards.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:43, Reply)

Exactly
Nowadays, people repeatedly threaten things and the kids know for a fact that, if anything, the actual punishment will only be a fraction of that.
Kids can be disciplined AND happy.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:45, Reply)

If I had a pound for everytime I've heard a parent say
"Now this is your last warning, Mummy won't tell you again"
More than once in the space of two minutes, I'd have a very large pile of money.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:49, Reply)

My mum used to say
"I'll give you three. ONE... TWO..." and it was over and done. She never got to three.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:55, Reply)

Same here.
My mum never talked about herself in the third person to me either. I wonder if there's a connection.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:58, Reply)

god yeah
I can't imagine my mum saying "Not now, mummy's tired..."
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 12:00, Reply)

Haha, no, me neither.
Actually, I've never called my mum "mummy". And I stopped calling my dad "daddy" when I was about four.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 12:09, Reply)

My mum did my head in
So there was a lot of "I'm telling my daddy on yooooooo!"
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 12:23, Reply)