you really think so?
has it ever occurred to you that, since physical punishment was banned in schools, teachers have lost almost all control over their classes? there's always one smart little bastard who will undermine you in front of the whole class and then say "yeah, whatcha gonna do about it? gonna hit me? don't think so!"
i've seen people who don't hit their kids. they've raised spoilt little fuckers who have no concept of punishment following a crime.
i have a nephew who can be very naughty, mainly because my mother screams at my sister if she tries to discipline him. i slapped him on the backside, only once, but now when he comes to stay i am given respect and love in equal measures.
beating a child just for the sake of it is wrong, but for god's sake, there has to be a happy medium.
(LIMES, Fri 2 May 2008, 10:38, Reply)