whiskychimp Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 1 minute ago, Shotgun said: I think there may be some truth to this as a generalisation but I can assure you, I'm an exception to it. If it were possible to get my parents' opinion on the subject they would be sure to tell you that the constant 'swats' they (and my teachers) dished out never did me any harm. They'd be wrong. Would it have been better if they'd used constant humiliation and put downs? Id rather be skelped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 31 minutes ago, Shotgun said: hitting elderly people is acceptable. It's tempting, the very elderly are extremely irritating. It's nature's way of preparing you and softening the blow when they croak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Would it have been better if they'd used constant humiliation and put downs? Id rather be skelped Oh, they did that too. For my own good, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomp my root Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, Jimmy85 said: I think deep down the majority of posters who physically attack their babies and toddlers are aware it’s fucking abhorrent behaviour. If this law saves one child from a skelping then it absolutely is a positive move. If we want to save the lives of children then we wouldn't let 17 year olds drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Send unruly kids to Kilmarnock prison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planbiffy Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Just now, chomp my root said: If we want to save the lives of children then we wouldn't let 17 year olds drive. the amount of assemblies I've had at school about driving safely I'm surprised that isnt a law yet but that might just be because my school is full of numpties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Orton Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 8 minutes ago, Shotgun said: I think there may be some truth to this as a generalisation but I can assure you, I'm an exception to it. If it were possible to get my parents' opinion on the subject they would be sure to tell you that the constant 'swats' they (and my teachers) dished out never did me any harm. They'd be wrong. That's quite worrying with a username of Shotgun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomp my root Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Just now, Shotgun said: Oh, they did that too. For my own good, of course. Sounds like they had a different approach to my own when it came to physically (and emotionally) chastising my kid. Reading between the lines, your parents sound like cvnts, that doesn't mean that everyone who dares to deal with their kids physically is an ogre. At the risk of offence...... get over yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planbiffy Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 1 minute ago, Richey Edwards said: Send unruly kids to Kilmarnock prison. or just kilmarnock in general Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, Jimmy85 said: I think deep down the majority of posters who physically attack their babies and toddlers are aware it’s fucking abhorrent behaviour. If this law saves one child from a skelping then it absolutely is a positive move. Nobody has recommended punching babies or toddlers in the face. It's the kind of tactic you'd come up with instead of setting your family on fire to avoid meeting throbber for a pint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Right, here we go. I got smacked as a kid from my parents. The preferred form was a shoe or slipper over the bare arse. More degrading than painful, although it was fucking sore as well. Corporal punishment was administered at school from the age of eight for losing my place at reading. I genuinely don't hold any grudges against my parents - they didn't know any better, it was the done thing at the time ("spare the rod, spoil the child* - what an utterly ridiculous saying). We have two children, both now in their twenties. The oldest got a skelp round the backside (we didn't know any better either) when she behaved badly - never the humiliating bare bum with an object. We soon realised that this only happened when we had lost control of the situation and decided to ditch the smacking. The younger kid didn't get smacked. He has grown up the more couthy of the two - both great kids but one with a nippy temper and one without. The bottom (sorry) line is, you don't need to inflict physical pain and degrading treatment on your kids to bring them up well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Orton Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Out of interest, those with kids who peruse The Beano does Dennis still receive the Demon Whacker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskychimp Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 5 minutes ago, Shotgun said: Oh, they did that too. For my own good, of course. Mine too. The skekping was fine as it was usually for breaking something, hitting my brother or whatever. The put downs, constantly being told I wasn't good enough was much more damaging, to me anyway. That's why Im not particularly fussed about a smack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverWolfe Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Haven't bothered to read the thread but any adult that thinks it's ok to hit a child for whatever reason is a scumbag in my opinion. It says more about the parent than it does about the child. About time it was banned. People should be jailed if they continue to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 24 minutes ago, Tenkay said: It's a generation thing! I reckon how you view this smacking ban might depend on what decade you were born. I think the Older guys maybe over 45, who had the threat of being disciplined by the belt at school will be against the new laws. The younger lads who've had a free pass (at school) to do whatever they want all their days, will be outraged at the thought of being disiplined. Your view on this will be whatever you've been used to growing up yourself. There's a big problem in understanding here. You can leather your weans without disciplining them and discipline then without leathering them. I took the latter approach and am an, "older guy(s) maybe over 45, who had the threat of being disciplined by the belt at school" and I am happy if skelping weans is outlawed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskychimp Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Why do folks keep using the words leathering and it's ilk. I don't think I've read anything on here defending such behavior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Personally I blame the parents! Seriously though (maybe) people shouldna be allowed to have kids until they've passed some basic parenting skills course on things like diet, exercise, sleep, setting boundaries, acceptable behavior etc. If you get knocked up/knock someone up before you have your HND in "Parent" then you dinna get your kid until you have passed. Also raise the drinking age to 45, driving to 40 and age of consent to 30! Actually I do think there are really good parent out there, for the most past, it's just we see/hear/remember the scum better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomp my root Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 1 minute ago, whiskychimp said: Why do folks keep using the words leathering and it's ilk. I don't think I've read anything on here defending such behavior. Its all about the rhetoric dude, where's the fun in having a go at someone who says they give their kid a slap on the wrist, its kind of hard to work yourself up into a froth over that, much better to clothe your cause of righteous indignation with talk of beating weans half to death. At the end of the day, its all about the outrage baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskychimp Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, Raidernation said: basic parenting skills course on things like diet, exercise, sleep, setting boundaries, acceptable behavior etc. These are probably more important skills than what this thread is about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy85 Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 This meltdown by ‘chomp my root’ has been rather enjoyable tbf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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