Spanking

[Cope]

How in the hell do you not know if your dad was in Nam or not?

When reading this I laughed as I thought the exact same thing and stopped at that sentence.

 

[LogGrad98]

Spare the rod spoil the child.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

That was my first thought as well. That, or his dad had died or divorced, both of which would suck. Way to show class and tact, Mr. Mantooth.

And yet his mom, siblings, or other relatives too have never even mentioned this? Odd.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

My dad was there and I only know two stories. He does not mention it. Period. When I was in 5th grade and I needed a Veteran to come to school I was worried about where to find one. I did not even know he was one till that day.

My dad's the same way though over time, the last five years or so, he'll very somberly speak a little more about it. Hell, I remember when Platoon came out, he saw it by himself while we (mom and brother) saw (I think) Adventures in babysitting.

 

[CONAN]

That was my first thought as well. That, or his dad had died or divorced, both of which would suck. Way to show class and tact, Mr. Mantooth.

Yeah kind of toolish but unsurprising.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

Yeah kind of toolish but unsurprising.

Says the biggest tool on the site.

 

[bigb]

Not to say he wasn't a good father, he's great. When/if I become a father, though, I'm not sure I want my children to fear the sound of dad walking up the stairs.

Like I said before, I was spanked. I never feared my dad. To me, if your child fears you, you're doing something wrong. Even when my kids get spanked, they know I love them more than anything else in this world. It's not about inflicting pain and being dominant and/or the bully. My kids never get a punishment of any kind, from spanking to a simple stern talking-to, without numerous "I love you".

 

[WhiteMamba]

I spank my wife all the time.

 

[Scat]

I spank my wife all the time.

This was mildly funny... 2 pages ago.

 

[CONAN]

I'm the biggest tool on the site.

No argument there.

 

[moevillini]

I was spanked some, and I spanked my kids some. Not much, and not at all once they got to be school age. But for little kids, sometimes it's the only way to get their attention or get the message across. You can't really reason with a three year old. But I think spanking a seven or eight year old is probably a little creepy.

I didn't vote in the poll because I didn't want anyone to think I still spank my kids now....

 

[Hantlers]

I was spanked and I plan on spanking my kids.