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Bonn1997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:06 PM Original message |
Poll question: What's your view of spanking children? |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. . |
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Teramis (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. two or three slight spankings can't hurt |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. You believe in spanking babies? |
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Teramis (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. Babies are too fragile. I'd say it can be done to children over 5 |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
53. What the hell do you think spanking is gonna teach a baby except fear and anger? |
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TheMadMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 10:50 PM Response to Reply #53 |
96. A stinging slap on the wrist, or noisy but painless clap to a well padded rear ... |
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TicketyBoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 06:33 AM Response to Reply #96 |
146. I didn't ever |
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TheMadMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 10:08 AM Response to Reply #146 |
156. I don't as a rule believe in spanking past nappy age. |
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TicketyBoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:54 PM Response to Reply #156 |
175. Consistency is key. |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:42 PM Response to Reply #2 |
72. Are you a parent? |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 12:44 AM Response to Reply #2 |
111. Hey, while we are at it. Two or three shit kickings of you can't hurt. Right? |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 12:18 PM Response to Reply #111 |
160. That's for when they get older |
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Bonn1997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 06:20 AM Response to Reply #2 |
141. What are the goals of spanking? Are you sure they cannot be accomplished without inflicted physical |
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TicketyBoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:59 PM Response to Reply #141 |
176. I don't think |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 03:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
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LakeSamish706 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
4. Spanking will teach kids great lessons. That hitting is ok..... |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. i know that i tried spanking with my daughter when she was younger at the advice of a friend. |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
66. That's the only lesson they learn. Bravo for your post. |
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TicketyBoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
177. I agree that there are better ways |
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murray hill farm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
5. When your 3 yr old... |
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Happyhippychick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:20 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. I can't agree with that. My 2 year old did this and the look of absolute terror and anger on my |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
73. We raised our daughter with zero violence. Spanking is for neanderthals. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 12:48 AM Response to Reply #5 |
115. Here's a thought. Hold her fucking hand. |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
6. i think there are times.... but as a last resort when nothing else works. |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
7. It's not for me. |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
8. Why is hitting children "spanking", |
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Happyhippychick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. +1. I always refer to it as "hitting", not the watered down "spanking", "tapping", or "trying to |
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LoveIsNow (124 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Couldn't have said it better myself... |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:49 PM Response to Reply #8 |
39. For the same reason that hitting women is still permitted in some cultures |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 08:10 PM Response to Reply #39 |
44. Sadly you're right |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
55. Because spanking is defined as on the buttocks and by hand. |
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Bonn1997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:30 PM Response to Reply #55 |
62. Not sure that explains why it's not hitting. That just tells us where to hit (buttocks) and what to |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:12 PM Response to Reply #62 |
167. I'm just telling you what I understood the law in California to be |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 10:12 PM Response to Reply #8 |
92. So I should be allowed to grab a grown adult and put him in a crib when he hasn't had his nap? n/t |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 11:09 AM Response to Reply #92 |
189. I wish someone would do that to me. |
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MissDeeds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
95. Great post n/t |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
173. Not to mention that if you so much as touched a random adult's ass |
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phasma ex machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 03:29 PM Response to Reply #8 |
179. Perhpas a remnant of Roman law? |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
9. Spanking isn't about children - it's about adults who are out of control. nt |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
11. Spanking teaches kids that it's ok for big people to hit little people. |
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1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
14. spare the rod, spoil the child... |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:24 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. complete BS |
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1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:26 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. says you... |
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winyanstaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 01:24 AM Response to Reply #21 |
132. I have raised my own three sons and one much loved step son and three lovely step daughters... |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 05:01 AM Response to Reply #21 |
138. ...and others who actually know what they are talking about |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:21 PM Response to Reply #19 |
51. Of course, if adults get their rocks off hitting kids it's OK |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:28 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. Shephard's rod? |
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1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:34 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. no, silly. a fenwick hmg spinning rod... |
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Orangeone (395 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:38 PM Response to Reply #14 |
69. Shepards don't beat their sheep with the rod |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
16. I never spanked, |
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LakeSamish706 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. I agree with you, they could'nt enforce this law if they wanted to... It would be stupid... |
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Bonn1997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:40 PM Response to Reply #22 |
34. It's the law in many European countries. It sends a message about the values of the country. You |
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LakeSamish706 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:46 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. I don't know, I think if lawmakers are making laws, they should be enforceable.... |
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demmiblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
17. I guess you were not satisfied by your Lounge post: |
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Bonn1997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:30 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. I wanted more serious replies |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:47 PM Response to Reply #26 |
75. It's as important as any issue we will discuss here at the DU. |
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Bonn1997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 06:28 AM Response to Reply #75 |
144. Yet the thread has a negative rec total. Shows how important that feature is! |
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alittlelark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
20. I spanked my daughter once when she was 22 months old. |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:27 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Wait 'til she has a 22 month old child. She will understand.. n/t |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 11:22 PM Response to Reply #20 |
99. The gardener deserved the spanking, so you spank a toddler? |
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alittlelark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 11:31 PM Response to Reply #99 |
101. good point. |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 08:31 AM Response to Reply #101 |
154. Crazy, isn't it? Spanking is so often an emotional response to |
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Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
25. A light tap on the rear will let them |
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Bonn1997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:32 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Hmmmm. I thought spanking implied hurting...otherwise you're just touching or feeling the kid's butt |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 07:09 AM Response to Reply #25 |
149. Right. Just like a light tap on the head. |
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kaylynwright (49 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
29. I got smacked a few times on the bum... |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
30. Absolutely Parents Should Be Allowed To Spank Their Children. |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:49 PM Response to Reply #30 |
76. Are you a parent? Do you spank your children, if you are? |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 11:25 PM Response to Reply #76 |
100. No, It Really Isn't. |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 12:27 AM Response to Reply #100 |
105. You dodged the question: Are you a parent? |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
31. Note: spanking does not equal beating or abuse. |
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Bonn1997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:41 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Note: You have stated your opinion as if it were fact |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 07:31 AM Response to Reply #35 |
150. No, my post was made as a cautionary remark. n/m |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:34 PM Response to Reply #31 |
65. Are you a parent? |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 12:55 AM Response to Reply #31 |
120. Wrong. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #31 |
191. Spanking is a sign that the parent has |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
32. As a parent I sometimes spanked |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:46 PM Response to Reply #32 |
38. Same here |
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RobinA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:52 PM Response to Reply #38 |
78. My Mother Believed |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
33. People like to justify it by saying it "gets the kid's attention" |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
36. A number of countries have banned it. |
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Bonn1997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 08:26 PM Response to Reply #36 |
45. "Behind on nearly every social issue."--That's a great, concise way to put it. |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:27 PM Response to Reply #36 |
58. France certainly hasn't. |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
40. Never necessary in my personal and professional opinion. |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
41. From the back. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
42. I think it indicates a failure of parenting skills. |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:36 PM Response to Reply #42 |
67. It does. |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 10:10 PM Response to Reply #42 |
90. You've only ONCE had to physically restrain a toddler? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 11:02 PM Response to Reply #90 |
97. Yep. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 12:43 AM Response to Reply #97 |
110. Which of course, is the appropriate response and answer. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:10 PM Response to Reply #42 |
165. +1 |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 07:15 PM Response to Reply #165 |
186. I'm wondering why their kids apparently run into the road every ten minutes. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 10:38 AM Response to Reply #186 |
188. LOL! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 03:42 PM Response to Reply #42 |
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quiller4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
43. I consider spanking of children to be child abuse. It should be |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:36 PM Response to Reply #43 |
68. It is. |
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Stargazer09 (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:56 PM Response to Reply #43 |
83. That's not what CPS told me |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 01:11 AM Response to Reply #83 |
126. +1 |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
46. There is simply no excuse for any adult ever striking a child - none whatsoever |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:50 PM Response to Reply #46 |
77. Yep. No excuse excep that the adult lost control of him/herself and hit a child. |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
47. My parents didn't believe in spanking |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:54 PM Response to Reply #47 |
80. Kudos to your parents. |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 10:06 PM Response to Reply #80 |
89. THANKS |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
48. Comprehensively oppose. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
49. Not once did my beloved ex or myself EVER hit our beautiful daughter |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:31 PM Response to Reply #49 |
63. Nor did we, DainBramaged. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:40 PM Response to Reply #63 |
71. And you also. Proof, but those who insist on violence do not accept proof |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
50. Generally I think it's bad parenting but I'm not in charge of what other people do. |
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bik0 (429 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
52. Anyone who can't raise kids without spanking |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:27 PM Response to Reply #52 |
57. MMkay, I guess all of the parents up until the 80s were ignorant then. |
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bik0 (429 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:53 PM Response to Reply #57 |
79. My parents were ignorant. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
54. Spankings are defined to be by hand and across the buttocks only. |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
56. I think spankings are fine..not beatings obviously but I was spanked and I'm fine. |
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Bonn1997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:32 PM Response to Reply #56 |
64. Are you fine because or inspite of the fact that you were spanked? Was spanking really *needed* to |
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RobinA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:57 PM Response to Reply #64 |
85. I Was Spanked |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
59. Child Abuse. |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:44 PM Response to Reply #59 |
74. Yep. My daughter wasn't spanked and doesn't spank as a parent. |
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JANdad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 06:44 AM Response to Reply #74 |
147. So far... |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
60. positive discipline works |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
61. It's sick. It's barbaric. We never spanked our daughter once. Never. |
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mia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
70. No. Spanking teaches that violence is OK. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
81. It is child abuse and like all child abuse, should be illegal. |
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bik0 (429 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
82. There are ways of disciplining without the hitting |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
84. Children who spank, should be given a time-out |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
86. I oppose spanking, |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
87. children are angels, spanking is child abuse. |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
88. Spanking is for adults. n/t |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
91. Five minut time outs are much more effective. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
93. Spanking is child abuse and people who spank are child abusers. |
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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 10:17 PM Response to Reply #93 |
94. Yep |
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astral (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
98. There are shades of gray here. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 12:46 AM Response to Reply #98 |
113. No, they're aren't. Raising your hand to inflict punishment on a child? |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
102. See? I told you that you'd get what you were looking for here. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 12:42 AM Response to Reply #102 |
108. Oh, schmoopie. I wuvs you. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 12:45 AM Response to Reply #108 |
112. Didya see? |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 12:48 AM Response to Reply #112 |
114. Thinking it might be mine. I *did* wonder where you were. LOL. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 01:07 AM Response to Reply #114 |
124. Check it out: |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 01:10 AM Response to Reply #124 |
125. Well, you know me, dude. I have no experience in this. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 01:34 AM Response to Reply #125 |
135. I fear for the forthcoming quints. |
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redwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 07:41 AM Response to Reply #112 |
151. You should be spanked! |
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HipChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
103. I'm tired of seeing kids who dont behave themselves..and the parents do nothing |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 12:42 AM Response to Reply #103 |
109. And, beating those babies' ass is the answer. Awesome. |
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1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 12:51 AM Response to Reply #109 |
117. "beating those babies' ass"??? beating??? my god, can you be more melodramatic? |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 12:52 AM Response to Reply #117 |
118. Nah, I'll leave that to you. |
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1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 12:56 AM Response to Reply #118 |
121. beating? really? beating? checking one's hyperbole. not a bad thing either... |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 01:02 AM Response to Reply #121 |
123. What is the person you were hitting was an adult? |
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Bonn1997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 06:23 AM Response to Reply #103 |
142. What are the goals of spanking? Are you sure they cannot be accomplished without inflicted physical |
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1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
104. ok. y'all have convinced me. but do me a favor, keep your un-spanked and un-disciplined kids home. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 12:51 AM Response to Reply #104 |
116. Deleted sub-thread |
jeanpalmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 12:33 AM Response to Original message |
106. If you read the definition of criminal assault |
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1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 12:41 AM Response to Reply #106 |
107. heh. perfect! in the future, at birth, baby is introduced to mommy, daddy, and her lawyer... |
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brendan120678 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 01:59 PM Response to Reply #106 |
163. My wife likes it when... |
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nachosgrande (29 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
119. I was spanked as a child and have no problem with it. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 12:58 AM Response to Reply #119 |
122. YAY!!!! |
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nachosgrande (29 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 01:11 AM Response to Reply #122 |
127. That's bullshit. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 01:14 AM Response to Reply #127 |
128. Deleted message |
nachosgrande (29 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 01:28 AM Response to Reply #128 |
133. Lol. Personal attacks. The last line of defense for those with no argument. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 07:07 AM Response to Reply #133 |
148. The simple fact that you think it is okay to hit a child |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 01:22 AM Response to Reply #127 |
131. Midlo isn't interested in facts... |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 01:20 AM Response to Reply #122 |
130. You just insulted my parents and grandparents. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 05:31 AM Response to Reply #119 |
140. I got the piss beat out of me as a child and I came out okay. |
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madamesilverspurs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 01:20 AM Response to Original message |
129. Define spanking. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 01:31 AM Response to Reply #129 |
134. Happy to. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 01:47 AM Response to Original message |
136. I voted for teachers but not parents, because that viewpoint is underrepresented |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 03:10 AM Response to Original message |
137. Spanking children need to be stopped. Why should kids be able to spank people? |
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gleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 05:25 AM Response to Original message |
139. I picked the first option .... |
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Xicano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 06:24 AM Response to Original message |
143. All my friends I grew up with who did not get spanked |
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Bonn1997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 06:30 AM Response to Reply #143 |
145. The research doesn't support your anecdotes |
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Happyhippychick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 07:44 AM Response to Reply #145 |
152. +1. Here's another bit of research: almost 100% of people in jail were spanked as kids. |
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Bonn1997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
153. Why does this thread get a NEGATIVE rec total? (Just wondering).... |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
155. Spanking is an admission of failure. |
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Bonn1997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 10:41 AM Response to Reply #155 |
157. Do you think it was wrong for many European countries to ban it? |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 10:46 AM Response to Reply #157 |
158. Probably. |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 11:14 AM Response to Reply #155 |
159. One of the things I wish I had learned years ago... |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
161. Spanking is for monkey's only |
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happy2bhere (53 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
162. When a parent spanks, they make the job more difficult for the teacher |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
164. "You should only beat your children until YOU feel better." |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
166. It should be illegal. |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
168. We've never spanked our daughter b/c we find it morally wrong & creepy |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:26 PM Response to Reply #168 |
169. My parents are both lifelong Dems... |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:37 PM Response to Reply #169 |
170. And as we know, there unfortunately ARE plenty of conservative Dems |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:38 PM Response to Reply #170 |
171. My parents are both Yellow Dog dems. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:41 PM Response to Reply #168 |
172. Yes, creepy. eom |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
174. Other: Discipline of last resort for children too young to reason with |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
178. I think I accidentally hit the "I agree with spanking" vote. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
182. We generally don't, but there has been a slap on the butt on occasion... |
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Xicano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
183. Getting a whoopin |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
184. Kick! |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 06:25 PM Response to Reply #184 |
185. Dude!!!! LOL. |
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invictus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
187. Spanking is barbaric. It should be illegal. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
190. Child abuse. |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
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