Comments on: Yay! Beating children is okay.

By: Drawfirst

Drawfirst — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:39:02 +0000

If it doesnt she can always whip out the shock collar

By: nonny

nonny — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:46:43 +0000

Ehh no, think we are having a communication problem. I did intervene and I did pass it on to social services (who do fuck all)the point I was making was that I got a bollicking for interfering. You see?

By: Twenty Major

Twenty Major — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:41:55 +0000

So you just let him away with beating the crap out of a child. Good work.

By: fatmammycat

fatmammycat — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:12:12 +0000

Wait, you haven’t put them through walls or hurled them down a flight of stairs? And yet…you still are a parent to them!?
See Pink!
Parenting.
He’s doing it right!

Funnily enough, I trained my old dog in much the same way. I wonder if punching him or threatening him with violence might have worked better, or would I have ended up with a scared frightened animal who was liable to bite if pressed. Oh no, wait, I don’t wonder at all.
For shame Pink!

By: Kim Ayres

Kim Ayres — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:48:39 +0000

I beat my son all the time… at games like chess, cards and connect 4.

I have never raised my hand to my kids, and they are good kids who don’t create havoc in the world. If you hit your kids, what you are teaching them is that the way to get what you want is to use violence.

The problem is too many people equate disciplne with violence. If our children step out of line and cause danger or discomfort to themselves or others, then it addressed and dealt with. Disciplines are enforced, along with explanations and discussions.

And oddly enough they seem very well adjusted

By: nonny

nonny — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:27:20 +0000

Agreed Ms Cat.

By: nonny

nonny — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:26:31 +0000

I don’t, I was more thinking it is hard to distinguish between what is acceptable and what is not. It strange the way we can be appalled by one case of abuse but seem to tolerate other forms of abuse on “culture” grounds. And also if you were a teacher would you really get formally reprimanded for intervening like I did.

By: Twenty Major

Twenty Major — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:47:59 +0000

If you’re not a teacher why would you give a fuck what the board thought?

By: fatmammycat

fatmammycat — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:45:20 +0000

No idea. But culture has bog all to do with it as the Roscommon case proved, some people are just down right arseholes to kids.

By: nonny

nonny — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:39:00 +0000

I think there are two different categories though, the ones who do extreme things like you mentioned for reasons like substance abuse, mental illness or just plain evil pig’ness and then there are those who really believe they are disciplining their children but use sever force like with canes and belts or just hitting them really hard. I think both should be condemned. Without going into too much detail, I had a little person for a couple of weeks; he had been subjected to a lot of physical punishment. Naturally, everybody was appalled but I took a primary school class a couple of weeks back and could not believe what I saw. Normally in little dinger school the little people all gather in their class line in the school yard, at ten to nine or whatever time the relevant school starts the teachers go out and march their line in to class. When I was getting my class a foreign man was physically boxing one of my little dingers in the head, like properly punching him. I interrupted him told him that what he was doing was disgraceful, reminded him he was in a school setting, that he was frightening all the children including his own, that school had started and he was delaying the class etc. At the end of school I was taken aside by the principle and told that it was their culture and I was to mind my own business in future. She advised me that if he complained about me to the board I could land myself in hot water. I could not believe it. Now I am not a teacher so I don’t give a shit but what the hell is that about?