yah, luckily i sat down and watched a Michael Jackson & the Jackson 5 special with my dad. He saw how they had to pick out a switch and told me that was cruel and he'd never do it to me.
Though i do believe one time he was in such a bad mood for something that i did, that he might have wacked me with the wrong side of the belt. But he was never one for big belt buckles.
Switches can break skin....that's way old school.
Well Shabers. Now adays it seems inhuman to give your kid a spanking or put a belt to their rear end. Almost all parents in the US don't do it because they're afraid they may lose their kids because of child abuse and what not.
I think the lack of physical punishment now adays is a leading cause of why youths are such punks now adays. Instead parents bend over backwards to give kids what they want. 12 year olds with cell phones. Pfft. You shouldn't get a cell phone until you're old enough to drive. it's not like you'll be somewhere without a parent very often anyways.
I personally believe in tanning some ass, but hitting kids with closed fists, hard objects and anywhere but the butt is pretty wrong. Atleast IMO
Being a high school teacher and a mom, I think that it's very important that parents stay away from reliving their school years through their children. For example, the parent reliving their high school sports glory days through a kid that does NOT want to play a sport. I have kids in my classes that will play a sport they absolutely HATE. When I ask them why, they says becuase their parent MAKES them play. Just wrong I think. 🤨 Then theres the mommy who dresses like shes still in high school, trys to "hang out" with her kids friends, etc etc etc. I mean grow UP for god's sake. 😖