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elfwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:11 PM Original message |
Poll question: Do you believe in spanking children? |
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cheezus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
1. in addition to being cruel, positive punishment doesn't work well |
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elfwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. just curious |
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cheezus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. not yet |
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elfwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:30 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Not exactly. |
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cheezus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:40 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. well, if I end up doing it, It'll still be wrong |
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ithacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:31 PM Response to Reply #12 |
25. I do have kids, and |
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elfwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
27. another thought... |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. spanking is just a way |
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dolo amber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. That can't possibly be true |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:21 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. i didnt say it was a jailable offense |
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dolo amber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Right...and what I meant |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:26 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. there are degrees of both spanking and venting |
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ithacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
26. absolutely true! |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
3. *non-parent response* |
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Whitacre D_WI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Yup. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 06:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
59. Well, i'd say it doesn't make sense to me. I think I did feel that way |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
4. It is violence - plain and simple |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
21. i agree |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 03:00 PM Response to Reply #21 |
36. I was beaten pretty regularly |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 03:09 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. sorry love |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 03:22 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. thanks but you know that was pretty standard in an Indian family |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 03:25 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. my father never hit us |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 03:48 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. But the shameful part is... |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 06:25 PM Response to Reply #46 |
60. Of course we carry the abuse. Nothing can change that |
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Red_Viking (903 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
6. Egregious, life-threatening offenses |
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geniph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 06:42 PM Response to Reply #6 |
62. That's what my husband reserved it for with his boys, too |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
8. Never ever under any circumstance |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
9. Spankingis not only OK but necessary up to age 6 |
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cheezus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:28 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. um, okay. you don't know what you're talking about |
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ithacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:36 PM Response to Reply #9 |
28. that's ridiculous! |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 04:10 PM Response to Reply #28 |
47. You're right, I don't have "small" children, My sons are |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 03:41 PM Response to Reply #9 |
44. Correct - small children do not understand reasoning |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 06:47 PM Response to Reply #9 |
64. FWIW, I agree with you. |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 06:53 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. The reason why some kids are "brats" |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 06:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
65. There can be other consequences |
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Shrek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
10. It depends on the child |
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geniph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 06:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
63. Exactly. |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
13. Only in extreme circumstances... |
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elfwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
15. Under a certain age... |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
18. extreme circumstances |
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bratcatinok (786 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 03:34 PM Response to Reply #18 |
43. Toddlers don't understand |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 05:32 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. There ya go. eom |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
19. Hey, anyone remember that tazer for kids product, the b-stik |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
22. my dad used to fake spanking me |
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sus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
23. My father spanked me a lot |
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stellanoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
29. corporeal punishment. . . |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:49 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. You sound like a very good parent. n/t |
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cally (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
31. Never, ever hit a child |
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gpandas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
32. no kids but i used to be one ... |
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put out (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 06:21 PM Response to Reply #32 |
57. But, wait. |
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gpandas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 09:25 PM Response to Reply #57 |
76. it was the only time i was ever struck by a parent... |
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Donkeyboy75 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
34. The is NO one size fits all answer to this. |
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JohnLocke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 05:35 PM Response to Reply #34 |
52. Very true (nt). |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
35. i will add that i was slapped as a child |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 03:03 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Very insightful |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 03:05 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. i completely understand |
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TXlib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
42. I just believe in KCDem spanking me. |
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JohnLocke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 05:34 PM Response to Reply #42 |
50. LMAO (nt). |
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SarahB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
45. Discipline is guidance |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 06:22 PM Response to Reply #45 |
58. Dr Sears has some great books. I am a huge fan. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
48. My mom used it only when |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
51. I don't mind, as long as they're quiet. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
53. Vowed never to do it, then found myself doing the occasional swat thing |
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4_Legs_Good (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
54. We were spanked and turned out well, but NO way I could do it... |
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Guy Fawkes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
55. Maybe my view is tinted... |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
56. Voted NO. I don't believe in hitting children. |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
61. I voted no |
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RPM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
67. Yes... |
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IronLionZion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
68. Spanking is fine |
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rbnyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
69. No, but I believe in spanking my husband. |
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Angelus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
70. Seems like spanking needs to be done more... |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 07:34 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. Let's hope you're never a parent. |
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Angelus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 07:47 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. Well....I'll have kids if I want. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 10:24 PM Response to Reply #72 |
79. I've never spanked or *thrown* my child into her room. |
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Cascadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
73. Corporal punishment had traumatized me. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 09:54 PM Response to Reply #73 |
78. "Had anybody ever been swatted so bad when they were kids..." |
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Cascadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 10:20 PM Response to Reply #78 |
80. Thank you. |
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Endangered Specie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
74. It worked on me fairly well |
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Endangered Specie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
75. It worked on me fairly well |
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ButterflyBlood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-04 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
77. I'm against it in all cases for children |
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DoNotRefill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
81. I was abused as a child. |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
82. I'm a parent, and I picked only in extreme circumstances |
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Shananigans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
83. Nah, I prefer to be the one getting spanked... |
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