Comments | adves_perascit: ...in which Darryl eschews lamenting the inconvenience of posting by phone...

adves_perascit

...in which Darryl eschews lamenting the inconvenience of posting by phone...

Feb 28, 2008 17:25

Message To All New Parents, Present And Future:
Beat your kids.
Please.
I know they're just children, and they can't really do any significant damage, but today's unbeaten child is tomorrow's adult with no concept of consequence.

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Comments 3

labelle77 February 29 2008, 13:34:08 UTC

Well here.. this morning matthew was arguing and opposing and not cooperating with even the smallest tasks of getting ready for school because I would not let him have girl scout cookies for breakfast, so I told him to stop being such a complete asshole and that if he didn't go to school he'd end up stupid, and I don't let stupid jerks live in my house and then spanked him. I also said I wanted him to be healthy, hence no cookies, and if he's not healthy he could die. He cried and said he would rather be dead than have to live with me everyday.

Hope that makes you feel better, cause it made me feel horrible down to the roots of my being.

adves_perascit March 1 2008, 04:15:20 UTC

it does make me feel better, because both of you understand the negative ramifications of his bad behavior.

he'll thank you for it later. and, if not...we live in a world centered around catering to the needs of people who can't reconcile what happened in their past with their inescapable present.

fortunately, you're a good mom.

nausicaa1 March 1 2008, 16:35:48 UTC

I agree wholeheartedly. In fact, there ought to be a point in a child's bad behavior (tantrums more than five minutes long, breaking stuff, etc.) that any parent with well-behaved children in a 100 meter radius ought to have the legal right to beat that kid as a public service.

Me: Laughs out loud about your post
Husband: now what?
Me: Reads your post
Husband: That's so true it's unbelievable. He's right. And you know what? (Looking all high and mighty) If I were to go in there right now (the living room where our 4 shortees are watching cartoons) and say 'Who's the boss?' you know what they'd say?
Me: Mom.
Husband: (looking deflated) Well, yeah, but after that?