Were you spanked as a child?

[Anonymous]

No. I was slapped once by my mother. But other than that, no.

Grew up in NY in the 90s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. I was slapped once by my mother. But other than that, no.

Grew up in NY in the 90s.

Also, my parents were definitely spanked as kids. My dad with a belt. My parents definitely broke the cycle. My grandparents were good people… they just raised kids in a different time.

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Anonymous wrote:There’s a problem here with conflating parents lashing out and hitting or kicking or beating kids as an act of anger (because one didn’t sweep the kitchen adequately), and a very moderated, deliberate, judicious spanking that is delivered after the parent has considered a punishment and discussed the behavior and consequences with the child.

There’s a problem with thinking that kids need any sort of corporal punishment in order to be taught how to behave in the first place. How is it that so many of us can possibly raise well behaved kids without threats and punishment while others swear that it’s not possible? We are living proof that it’s possible so I will never accept that a parent must use this sort of violence ever. All it leads to is unnecessary abuse.

We’d need to meet your kids first before lending this statement any credibility. All of the evidence would suggest that you’re more than likely raising rude, entitled little shits.

There’s absolutely no evidence that spanking improves the behavior of a child. In fact “all of the evidence” would suggest the opposite…

Bolded quote did not specify spanking, but overall “threats and punishment” i.e. this person is clearly a gentle parent who does not discipline their child. We can all see how that turns out.

But as an aside, the vast majority of “data” re spankings and behavior 1) conflate spanking with beating and 2) confuse correlation and causation.

You’re making a lot of excuses for being a child abuser. No matter how you rationalize it you’re still a monster.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. I'm 44, grew up in California. White family, not immigrants. Both parents grew up in big Catholic families where spanking was the norm.

All my siblings and I were spanked, often with a belt by my dad. Agree with other posters that it does dmt help me learn and was generally a sign of my parents losing control and running out of ideas.

But the thing I think impacted me most was seeing them hit my siblings. If I was being spanked, I just remember fear and pain. But seeing a sibling get hit allowed me to view the situation as an outsider and really highlighted for me what a parenting failure it was. I remember two instances when I was around 12 years old where I basically lost all respect for my parents.

One was my dad spanking my 9 yr old brother because he was not doing a good job sweeping the kitchen. It was so obviously my dad being angry about other stuff, wanting to take it out on someone, and choosing my brother. It was stupid and lazy and that was obvious to me at the time. I actually intervened and told my dad to stop and that I would make sure the floor got swept.

The other was watching my mom slap my sister across the face for failing to clean her room before going to some activity practice. Sister was 16 or 17 at the time. Again it was just so obviously my mom taking her own anger and frustration about other things out on my sister. In that instance, I remember thinking how weird it was to see my mom hitting someone who was practically an adult, and also thinking how my sister seemed my mature in that moment even though she was only a few years older than me.

My parents had kids young, were very immature, didn't know how to resolve conflict, model positive behavior, develop mutually respectful relationships. I feel sorry for them even as I also feel sorry for my siblings and me that we had such poor parenting.

This sums up my feelings on the matter, too. I also have never spanked or even had the urge to. Even from a young age it was so obvious to me that my parents spanked us out of anger and a loss of self control. I think it’s ineffective and wrong, but I have much less of an issue with, say, evangelical Christian parents I’ve met who take the biblical punishment thing literally and will threaten and spank their kids later in the day at home as a calculated, measured form of punishment. But just losing your temper and hitting your kids is pathetic. I had lost all respect and love for my parents by about age 5, and our relationship never recovered. I did not talk to them for a decade once I moved out and still have no interest in a relationship.

For the longest time, my parents were all I had so I had a relationship with them. I didn’t have children until late mostly because I realized how miserable having kids made my parents. It wasn’t until I had kids that I fully realized what absolute shit show my parents were. I still have a relationship with my parents, though one of them died last year and I was sad, but with tinges of apathy.

I’m the pp you quoted. In my case, I don’t think it was just the spanking. The spanking just helped me easily see the broader trend of my parents being perpetually angry at us for basically no reason that was our fault, and that felt deeply unfair to me even as a child. It’s true you see the depravity even more clearly as an adult, but I remember seeing my friends’ parents when I was a kid and realizing that they weren’t perpetually angry, hitting, and screaming at their kids, and it made me lose love and respect for mine.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. I'm 44, grew up in California. White family, not immigrants. Both parents grew up in big Catholic families where spanking was the norm.

All my siblings and I were spanked, often with a belt by my dad. Agree with other posters that it does dmt help me learn and was generally a sign of my parents losing control and running out of ideas.

But the thing I think impacted me most was seeing them hit my siblings. If I was being spanked, I just remember fear and pain. But seeing a sibling get hit allowed me to view the situation as an outsider and really highlighted for me what a parenting failure it was. I remember two instances when I was around 12 years old where I basically lost all respect for my parents.

One was my dad spanking my 9 yr old brother because he was not doing a good job sweeping the kitchen. It was so obviously my dad being angry about other stuff, wanting to take it out on someone, and choosing my brother. It was stupid and lazy and that was obvious to me at the time. I actually intervened and told my dad to stop and that I would make sure the floor got swept.

The other was watching my mom slap my sister across the face for failing to clean her room before going to some activity practice. Sister was 16 or 17 at the time. Again it was just so obviously my mom taking her own anger and frustration about other things out on my sister. In that instance, I remember thinking how weird it was to see my mom hitting someone who was practically an adult, and also thinking how my sister seemed my mature in that moment even though she was only a few years older than me.

My parents had kids young, were very immature, didn't know how to resolve conflict, model positive behavior, develop mutually respectful relationships. I feel sorry for them even as I also feel sorry for my siblings and me that we had such poor parenting.

This sums up my feelings on the matter, too. I also have never spanked or even had the urge to. Even from a young age it was so obvious to me that my parents spanked us out of anger and a loss of self control. I think it’s ineffective and wrong, but I have much less of an issue with, say, evangelical Christian parents I’ve met who take the biblical punishment thing literally and will threaten and spank their kids later in the day at home as a calculated, measured form of punishment. But just losing your temper and hitting your kids is pathetic. I had lost all respect and love for my parents by about age 5, and our relationship never recovered. I did not talk to them for a decade once I moved out and still have no interest in a relationship.

For the longest time, my parents were all I had so I had a relationship with them. I didn’t have children until late mostly because I realized how miserable having kids made my parents. It wasn’t until I had kids that I fully realized what absolute shit show my parents were. I still have a relationship with my parents, though one of them died last year and I was sad, but with tinges of apathy.

I’m the pp you quoted. In my case, I don’t think it was just the spanking. The spanking just helped me easily see the broader trend of my parents being perpetually angry at us for basically no reason that was our fault, and that felt deeply unfair to me even as a child. It’s true you see the depravity even more clearly as an adult, but I remember seeing my friends’ parents when I was a kid and realizing that they weren’t perpetually angry, hitting, and screaming at their kids, and it made me lose love and respect for mine.

Yes, I had everything you could ask for growing up except for “normal” parents. Clearly they both had undiagnosed mental health issues. I wanted/still want more than anything to have normal parents- it’s the one thing I truly envy in others.

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Anonymous wrote:There’s a problem here with conflating parents lashing out and hitting or kicking or beating kids as an act of anger (because one didn’t sweep the kitchen adequately), and a very moderated, deliberate, judicious spanking that is delivered after the parent has considered a punishment and discussed the behavior and consequences with the child.

There’s a problem with thinking that kids need any sort of corporal punishment in order to be taught how to behave in the first place. How is it that so many of us can possibly raise well behaved kids without threats and punishment while others swear that it’s not possible? We are living proof that it’s possible so I will never accept that a parent must use this sort of violence ever. All it leads to is unnecessary abuse.

We’d need to meet your kids first before lending this statement any credibility. All of the evidence would suggest that you’re more than likely raising rude, entitled little shits.

There’s absolutely no evidence that spanking improves the behavior of a child. In fact “all of the evidence” would suggest the opposite…

Bolded quote did not specify spanking, but overall “threats and punishment” i.e. this person is clearly a gentle parent who does not discipline their child. We can all see how that turns out.

But as an aside, the vast majority of “data” re spankings and behavior 1) conflate spanking with beating and 2) confuse correlation and causation.

You’re making a lot of excuses for being a child abuser. No matter how you rationalize it you’re still a monster.

LOL

Sorry you’re triggered because you’re too unintelligent to understand what you’re even arguing about. And that your kids are brats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think some people in this thread were beaten as children and are calling that spanking.

Hitting your child is wrong whatever you call it.

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Anonymous wrote:There’s a problem here with conflating parents lashing out and hitting or kicking or beating kids as an act of anger (because one didn’t sweep the kitchen adequately), and a very moderated, deliberate, judicious spanking that is delivered after the parent has considered a punishment and discussed the behavior and consequences with the child.

There’s a problem with thinking that kids need any sort of corporal punishment in order to be taught how to behave in the first place. How is it that so many of us can possibly raise well behaved kids without threats and punishment while others swear that it’s not possible? We are living proof that it’s possible so I will never accept that a parent must use this sort of violence ever. All it leads to is unnecessary abuse.

We’d need to meet your kids first before lending this statement any credibility. All of the evidence would suggest that you’re more than likely raising rude, entitled little shits.

There’s absolutely no evidence that spanking improves the behavior of a child. In fact “all of the evidence” would suggest the opposite…

Bolded quote did not specify spanking, but overall “threats and punishment” i.e. this person is clearly a gentle parent who does not discipline their child. We can all see how that turns out.

But as an aside, the vast majority of “data” re spankings and behavior 1) conflate spanking with beating and 2) confuse correlation and causation.

You’re making a lot of excuses for being a child abuser. No matter how you rationalize it you’re still a monster.

LOL

Sorry you’re triggered because you’re too unintelligent to understand what you’re even arguing about. And that your kids are brats.

You are abusive.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There’s a problem here with conflating parents lashing out and hitting or kicking or beating kids as an act of anger (because one didn’t sweep the kitchen adequately), and a very moderated, deliberate, judicious spanking that is delivered after the parent has considered a punishment and discussed the behavior and consequences with the child.

There’s a problem with thinking that kids need any sort of corporal punishment in order to be taught how to behave in the first place. How is it that so many of us can possibly raise well behaved kids without threats and punishment while others swear that it’s not possible? We are living proof that it’s possible so I will never accept that a parent must use this sort of violence ever. All it leads to is unnecessary abuse.

We’d need to meet your kids first before lending this statement any credibility. All of the evidence would suggest that you’re more than likely raising rude, entitled little shits.

There’s absolutely no evidence that spanking improves the behavior of a child. In fact “all of the evidence” would suggest the opposite…

Bolded quote did not specify spanking, but overall “threats and punishment” i.e. this person is clearly a gentle parent who does not discipline their child. We can all see how that turns out.

But as an aside, the vast majority of “data” re spankings and behavior 1) conflate spanking with beating and 2) confuse correlation and causation.

You’re making a lot of excuses for being a child abuser. No matter how you rationalize it you’re still a monster.

LOL

Sorry you’re triggered because you’re too unintelligent to understand what you’re even arguing about. And that your kids are brats.

You are obviously a bully. It’s no surprise you hit your kids.

[Anonymous]

I was spanked with my parent's hands, a wooden spoon and slippers. I had my hands tied with a extension cord because I drew on the walls.

[Anonymous]

I was spanked regularly by my Mom but I was a terribly behaved psychotic child and she was a child orphan who probably had a very terrible childhood. My Father only spanked me once and slapped me once. He apologized later and was not raised with spankings.

I do not spank my children even when they are not behaving well. I talk to them, we make a behavior contract and we fix the problem. I love them so much I would be so sad if I hurt them.

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Anonymous wrote:There’s a problem here with conflating parents lashing out and hitting or kicking or beating kids as an act of anger (because one didn’t sweep the kitchen adequately), and a very moderated, deliberate, judicious spanking that is delivered after the parent has considered a punishment and discussed the behavior and consequences with the child.

There’s a problem with thinking that kids need any sort of corporal punishment in order to be taught how to behave in the first place. How is it that so many of us can possibly raise well behaved kids without threats and punishment while others swear that it’s not possible? We are living proof that it’s possible so I will never accept that a parent must use this sort of violence ever. All it leads to is unnecessary abuse.

We’d need to meet your kids first before lending this statement any credibility. All of the evidence would suggest that you’re more than likely raising rude, entitled little shits.

There’s absolutely no evidence that spanking improves the behavior of a child. In fact “all of the evidence” would suggest the opposite…

Bolded quote did not specify spanking, but overall “threats and punishment” i.e. this person is clearly a gentle parent who does not discipline their child. We can all see how that turns out.

But as an aside, the vast majority of “data” re spankings and behavior 1) conflate spanking with beating and 2) confuse correlation and causation.

You’re making a lot of excuses for being a child abuser. No matter how you rationalize it you’re still a monster.

LOL

Sorry you’re triggered because you’re too unintelligent to understand what you’re even arguing about. And that your kids are brats.

You are obviously a bully. It’s no surprise you hit your kids.

Says the jerk who calls a random stranger a monster. Stop projecting and get some therapy.

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Anonymous wrote:There’s a problem here with conflating parents lashing out and hitting or kicking or beating kids as an act of anger (because one didn’t sweep the kitchen adequately), and a very moderated, deliberate, judicious spanking that is delivered after the parent has considered a punishment and discussed the behavior and consequences with the child.

There’s a problem with thinking that kids need any sort of corporal punishment in order to be taught how to behave in the first place. How is it that so many of us can possibly raise well behaved kids without threats and punishment while others swear that it’s not possible? We are living proof that it’s possible so I will never accept that a parent must use this sort of violence ever. All it leads to is unnecessary abuse.

We’d need to meet your kids first before lending this statement any credibility. All of the evidence would suggest that you’re more than likely raising rude, entitled little shits.

There’s absolutely no evidence that spanking improves the behavior of a child. In fact “all of the evidence” would suggest the opposite…

Bolded quote did not specify spanking, but overall “threats and punishment” i.e. this person is clearly a gentle parent who does not discipline their child. We can all see how that turns out.

But as an aside, the vast majority of “data” re spankings and behavior 1) conflate spanking with beating and 2) confuse correlation and causation.

You’re making a lot of excuses for being a child abuser. No matter how you rationalize it you’re still a monster.

LOL

Sorry you’re triggered because you’re too unintelligent to understand what you’re even arguing about. And that your kids are brats.

If you don’t care that we all think you’re a child abuser then why even hang around this thread? We are all wrong and our kids are all brats and you are justified in hitting small children so what’s the problem?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was spanked regularly by my Mom but I was a terribly behaved psychotic child and she was a child orphan who probably had a very terrible childhood. My Father only spanked me once and slapped me once. He apologized later and was not raised with spankings.

I do not spank my children even when they are not behaving well. I talk to them, we make a behavior contract and we fix the problem. I love them so much I would be so sad if I hurt them.

Same!
There are many many ways to correct and guide that do not involve hitting a tiny person who does not know better and looks to you for guidance.

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Anonymous wrote:There’s a problem here with conflating parents lashing out and hitting or kicking or beating kids as an act of anger (because one didn’t sweep the kitchen adequately), and a very moderated, deliberate, judicious spanking that is delivered after the parent has considered a punishment and discussed the behavior and consequences with the child.

There’s a problem with thinking that kids need any sort of corporal punishment in order to be taught how to behave in the first place. How is it that so many of us can possibly raise well behaved kids without threats and punishment while others swear that it’s not possible? We are living proof that it’s possible so I will never accept that a parent must use this sort of violence ever. All it leads to is unnecessary abuse.

We’d need to meet your kids first before lending this statement any credibility. All of the evidence would suggest that you’re more than likely raising rude, entitled little shits.

There’s absolutely no evidence that spanking improves the behavior of a child. In fact “all of the evidence” would suggest the opposite…

Bolded quote did not specify spanking, but overall “threats and punishment” i.e. this person is clearly a gentle parent who does not discipline their child. We can all see how that turns out.

But as an aside, the vast majority of “data” re spankings and behavior 1) conflate spanking with beating and 2) confuse correlation and causation.

You’re making a lot of excuses for being a child abuser. No matter how you rationalize it you’re still a monster.

LOL

Sorry you’re triggered because you’re too unintelligent to understand what you’re even arguing about. And that your kids are brats.

You are obviously a bully. It’s no surprise you hit your kids.

Says the jerk who calls a random stranger a monster. Stop projecting and get some therapy.

You’ve admitted to beating your children. That’s what makes you a monster. You’re a bully because, without any information, you say people’s kids are brats and say they’re unintelligent.

But, none of this surprises me for someone who perpetrates and defends domestic abuse.

Talk about projecting and needing therapy.