Forum Question – Spanking
Forum Question: What is the best tool for spanking your child?
Great-Grandma Franklin- “Well, when you live on a cattle farm you get a lot of flies. So many flies you can hardly see. So I always kept about six of those old wire handled swatters around. I could hit two flies and the backside of a rotten kid with one swing. Then I made the kid eat the flies.”
Mama Mullen-“ A bamboo cooking spoon is my corrective tool of choice. Not only does the name please me…BAM-boo but I like the way the wood flexes a little as it accelerates towards my son’s posterior. Sometimes if the crosswinds are just right the wood even makes a low whistle.”
Papa Anderson- “Every great performance needs a good introduction. You know, something to heighten the tension a bit before the grand finale. It keeps the kids on the edge of their seats. (chuckles briefly) That’s why my choice is the belt.
Here’s how a pro does it… I begin with a stern look and slowly reach for my pants. Boy, that really gets’em. Then there’s the slow whisking sound as I slowly pull the leather strap from the belt loops. Oh, the anticipation! Then I bellow, ‘Get to your room!’ If the young people are close to peeing their pants you know you’re doing it right. Finally, two quick swings across the backside just strong enough to sting…repeat as needed.”
Grandma Franklin- “You know, speaking of fly swatters…I haven’t been able to use a fly swatter correctly because my mother bent them all out of shape over our backsides. You wouldn’t expect a baseball player to have to hit with a crooked bat but that’s what it was like killing flies growing up. Nowadays I can’t help but overcompensate. I miss three quarters of the time! Spanking scarred me for life!”
Moderator- “Ma’am, we’re asking what you use to spank with.”
Grandma Franklin- “Oops. Sorry. I like to spank with the backside of a brand new toy. The cardboard really drives my point home and it’s all smiles afterward.”
Uncle Teply- “Spanking?! You see this? (Points to palm.) If you’re under thirteen, you get this. If you’re over thirteen, you get this! (Makes palm into fist.) Any questions?”
July 13th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Hey Matt….I remember so clearly the old fly swatter days…..My mother could bend those wires around my legs like a pro….well I guess she was a pro at spankings….You make me smile and laugh….ha…ha…ha
July 14th, 2009 at 9:58 am
Yeah I remember getting the fly swatter too…
Dont think it did much good.
July 15th, 2009 at 10:37 am
by the way I am reading my way through the book. probably about half way. I am hooked, there’s a lot going on! Its good. I even brought it to work to read on my breaks.
July 15th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
i got the spatula….mom denies it to this day but i remember it
August 6th, 2009 at 11:51 am
Child buttock-battering vs. DISCIPLINE:
Child buttock-battering for the purpose of gaining compliance is nothing more than an inherited bad habit.
Its a good idea for people to take a look at what they are doing and learn how to DISCIPLINE instead of hit.
I think the reason why television shows like “Supernanny” and “Dr. Phil” are so popular is because that is precisely what many (not all) people are trying to do.
There are several reasons why child buttock-battering isn’t a good idea. Here are some good, quick reads recommended by professionals:
Plain Talk About Spanking
by Jordan Riak,
The Sexual Dangers of Spanking Children
by Tom Johnson,
NO VITAL ORGANS THERE, So They Say
by Lesli Taylor M.D. and Adah Maurer Ph.D.
Most compelling of all reasons to abandon this worst of all bad habits is the fact that buttock-battering can be unintentional sexual abuse for some children. There is an abundance of educational literature, testimony, documentation, etc available on the subject that can easily be found by doing a little research on the topic.
Just a handful of those helping to raise awareness of why child buttock-battering isn’t a good idea:
American Academy of Pediatrics,
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
Center For Effective Discipline,
PsycHealth Ltd Behavioral Health Professionals,
Churches’ Network For Non-Violence,
Nobel Peace Prize recipient Archbishop Desmond Tutu,
Parenting In Jesus’ Footsteps,
Global Initiative To End All Corporal Punishment of Children
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Countries where child buttock-battering is prohibited by law:
Sweden, Finland, Norway, Austria, Cyprus, Italy, Denmark, Latvia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Germany, Israel, Iceland, Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Uruguay, Venezuela, Chile, Spain, Costa Rica, Republic of Moldova, and more in process.
In fact, the US was the only UN member that did not ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
August 21st, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Heck i remember being beat with a bullwhip well not really but you could about imagine “ouch”
January 17th, 2010 at 12:46 am
Great read, I like your writing style