Quote Originally Posted by oweb26 View Post
Well in my situation I was about 6 inches taller than my mother and weighed about 60 pounds more, a belt just wasn't going to quite cut it hell even then I was holding my moms hands so she couldn't hit me and now that I am a parent I understand you have to re assert that, " I am the parent not you" mentality back into kids especially teenagers. Its too easy to get caught up in the wrong crowd when thats all you are surrounded by.

Even to this day I don't talk back to my mother ( that one time was enough), I don't even curse around my mother often and everything is still yes ma'am and no ma'am ( even if done sarcastically at times.)

If you say we are both idots than so be it but I am not out there rioting even though I do believe there is so injustice on the side of the police , both my parents taught me to think then act.

I do think its more less the parent letting you know that " I will beat your ass" but hey that is that white southern California liberal coming out of you, so you get a free pass and the side eye. LOL

First do you have kids?

Second do you spank your kids?

If the answer is no to either one of those this convo is over as we are pretty much to widespread to come to a real conclusion.
no, I'm not liberal. I pick neither side now.
look, If you have six kids and you are a single mom. Its obvious you were doing it wrong from the get go and you are suspect as a parent.
how many absent fathers do you divide those kids by ? If you have to swing at your kids head to do what you call discipline,it means you were doing it wrong from the get go.

life is messy and theres lots of grey. That may well be the only way ignorant people with no self control know how to handle that situation.Doesn't make it right or a good idea.