9:57am
22nd June 2011
tw for child abuse
It is not discipline to spank a kid. I assure you that my position on this issue is clear. Parents do not have a right to lay a hand on their children, because they already have a control over their kids already.
It does not require physical force to discipline a child, especially younger children. When I was spanked, I cried for fucking hours. That trust gets ruined with spanking, and eventually it escalates to further violence, like my dad smacking me across the face even when I was 16. It honestly ruined me when I was a kid.
another point: real respect (which is what will make your child truly mind you) is not gained through fear of pain. my cousin minds his mother, but only around her due to not wanting to get hit. he badmouths her behind her back so the “punishment” is really just a discipline halfway house and it’s lazy and ineffective unless you want kids that kiss up to your face but disobey you wherever they may not get punished in such a way (my cousin & my siblings serve as good examples).
also me, i was spanked and belted as a child and look how i turned out.
(via juthikaforpresident)
