Spanking

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Anonymous wrote:Hitting your child is wrong. Using physical force against anyone is wrong really but against children it is even worse. I am going to repeat that as many times as it takes for people to understand. Children deserve to grow up without violence. They deserve parents who care enough to work out other ways than hurting their children. No child deserves to be hurt. I don't care which made up arguments you people use to justify what you are doing. It's just so sad. Sad for all these kids who grow up believing that what their parents do to them is right. Because children love their parents no matter what their parents do to them. That's how innocent children are. And you take that and use it to hurt your kids. I am reading this thread and I can't believe that people are seriously allowed to do this to their kids and even brag about it online. You would be fined or even arrested in many other countries in the world for doing what you are claiming to be normal here.

And? In many countries you'd be stoned for daring to wear western clothes, for talking to a man that you are not related to. There are things about the US that bug me, too, but it's really annoying when people compare cultures. If it bugs you so much, move to one of those countries you admire so much.

Those "many countries" you are talking about are not the ones I am talking about. Clearly. And I am sure you knew that before posting. I am talking about countries as advanced or more advanced than the US. Countries with similar cultures, economies, social set ups etc. In short: comparable countries. Which is the whole reason why it should make people think why the US still isn't one of those countries to outlaw corporal punishment...

And guess what...I did move. I have learned about so many things that are absolutely unacceptable to me that are legal, normal and even proclaimed good in the US that I could not stand living here any longer. Where I live now I can hand people who harm their children over to the police and they will be dealt with appropriately. I don't have to stand by watching innocent children being hurt anymore. And I am VERY thankful for that.

Then you would do well to stay off a site that is for DC-area parents. Spanking is a perfectly valid, perfectly legal disciplinary measure in the United States. Deal with it.

Legal - Yes.
Valid - No.

I used to live in DC, I still have lots of family and friends there (we moved very recently) so I am still very much involved and invested in things changing for the sake of the children I know in the area. Do you also tell people to stay out of children dying from hunger in Africa, children being abused as sex slaves in Thailand, children being forced into labor in India, children living on the streets in Russia etc.? Just because I don't currently live somewhere does not mean I should not care about the children who do live in an area where something is going seriously wrong. The point is that the people living in a country are often the last to care about problems in that country and the very last to do anything about it. You are a perfect example for that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hitting your child is wrong. Using physical force against anyone is wrong really but against children it is even worse. I am going to repeat that as many times as it takes for people to understand. Children deserve to grow up without violence. They deserve parents who care enough to work out other ways than hurting their children. No child deserves to be hurt. I don't care which made up arguments you people use to justify what you are doing. It's just so sad. Sad for all these kids who grow up believing that what their parents do to them is right. Because children love their parents no matter what their parents do to them. That's how innocent children are. And you take that and use it to hurt your kids. I am reading this thread and I can't believe that people are seriously allowed to do this to their kids and even brag about it online. You would be fined or even arrested in many other countries in the world for doing what you are claiming to be normal here.

And? In many countries you'd be stoned for daring to wear western clothes, for talking to a man that you are not related to. There are things about the US that bug me, too, but it's really annoying when people compare cultures. If it bugs you so much, move to one of those countries you admire so much.

Those "many countries" you are talking about are not the ones I am talking about. Clearly. And I am sure you knew that before posting. I am talking about countries as advanced or more advanced than the US. Countries with similar cultures, economies, social set ups etc. In short: comparable countries. Which is the whole reason why it should make people think why the US still isn't one of those countries to outlaw corporal punishment...

And guess what...I did move. I have learned about so many things that are absolutely unacceptable to me that are legal, normal and even proclaimed good in the US that I could not stand living here any longer. Where I live now I can hand people who harm their children over to the police and they will be dealt with appropriately. I don't have to stand by watching innocent children being hurt anymore. And I am VERY thankful for that.

the most powerful countries in the world still allow spanking. In what way are those other countries more advanced?

By powerful you mean money - money has nothing to do with being advanced. The fact that the US manages to be one of the most powerful countries in the world means nothing...the US is huge compared to most countries. No wonder the US has power. But the healthcare system, insurance system, education system, childcare system, the huge gap between rich and poor and so on and so forth all don't make the US a very advanced country. Power does not equal good.