I have 3 kids, oldest is 7. No and never will.

May 15, 2021
10:45:46am

runitup590 All-American

Seems like a pretty strange way to elicit any positive change out of your kids, by winding up and smacking them but I mean hey that’s just little old uninformed me.

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POLL: Have you ever spanked one of your kids?

Chefcurry

5/15/21 10:34am

Surprised that there are any “no” responses

UVCoug

5/15/21 10:37am

Probably newlyweds without kids that “know they will never do that when they

Chefcurry

5/15/21 10:38am

I answered no. I have 3 boys and my oldest is 13

CommodoreCoug

5/15/21 10:39am

I have 3 kids, oldest is 7. No and never will.

runitup590

5/15/21 10:45am

RE: I have 3 kids, oldest is 7. No and never will.

Chefcurry

5/15/21 11:31am

I said that when my oldest was 7 and I had 3. Over a decade later I realize that was a foolish absolute to have held.

unctoothman

5/15/21 2:09pm

Not out of anger.

JohnnyC

5/15/21 10:38am

You were happy when you did it?

Hawk Talons

5/15/21 10:40am

No, I don’t punish my kids when I’m pissed off. I have to take a breath before

JohnnyC

5/15/21 10:42am

So you took some time to cool down, and then later calmly entered the room to

runitup590

5/15/21 10:48am

RE: So you took some time to cool down, and then later calmly entered the room to

Deleted

5/15/21 11:11am

Takes less than a minute. With couple of warnings of stop what they are doing.

JohnnyC

5/15/21 11:38am

I was spanked as a kid. I never spanked my daughters and didn’t yell much at them. But when I did raise my voice, they

Cougar-Duck

5/15/21 10:44am

Not spanked but got the wooden spoon when I was a kid

ExitStageLeft

5/15/21 10:46am

Mom called the wooden spoon the "talking stick'"....

Penske Material

5/15/21 10:56am

Red paddle with the name "Val Hyric" engraved in it in black letters. All 7 of

BleedCougarBlue2

5/15/21 12:06pm

Ummm...we had the exact same thing in my house! I. Kid. You. Not. For a second I

m0resn0w

5/16/21 5:54am

Looks like that puppy could be worth $500.

TheWanderer

5/16/21 3:49pm

The thought of hitting a child, especially my own is repulsive. Have I had

TutumTeRoboreReddam

5/15/21 10:50am

Butts are made for spanking.

byujacob

5/15/21 11:10am

There's a difference between hitting and spanking

Alpi Gusto

5/15/21 11:30am

Not trying to stir the pot, but I can’t wait to hear the line of logic here

runitup590

5/15/21 11:32am

Well, would you say there's a difference between making out and licking the inside of someone's mouth?

Alpi Gusto

5/15/21 11:36am

Go say yes to everything. Never tell them no. Never discipline. 👍

MrClark

5/16/21 8:44am

Yes, because spanking is the only form of child discipline in existence

CommodoreCoug

5/16/21 3:52pm

So virtuous

Backcountry

5/15/21 2:18pm

Interesting responses. Kids observing an angry parent on occasion is healthy

delux_247

5/15/21 10:53am

This is a very accurate statement. Kids seeing parents deal with emotions and

runitup590

5/15/21 11:29am

You clearly believe spanking is “unhealthy”

UVCoug

5/15/21 12:20pm

Each kid is different. Some you can spank all day long and it does no good, and

Penske Material

5/15/21 11:01am

One of my sisters kids WANTED to be spanked.

VACOUGFAN

5/15/21 11:07am

We do both. Take electronics away, spanking, push-ups etc.

Penske Material

5/15/21 11:14am

Yep, my 7 year old boy doesn’t react with spanking, but it’s the only way to get

Chefcurry

5/15/21 11:30am

Once

SurreyDad

5/15/21 11:03am

Serious damage from a spank? You serious, Clark?

byujacob

5/15/21 11:12am

I've done it a few times, but it isn't a good thing it's lazy discipline and

cougarstrong

5/15/21 11:20am

As stand alone treatment totally agree. However SOME children can't engage

cdr88

5/15/21 12:14pm

Some parents just can't figure out how to gain control in the heat of the moment

cougarstrong

5/15/21 2:21pm

Seems to me that some of the anti-spankers here forget that the key word in "dis

BleedCougarBlue2

5/15/21 12:16pm

A swat on the butt? Yes. Bent over my knee and hit repeatedly? No.

NWCoug

5/15/21 12:19pm

Only when getting out of timeout - very rare for us, fortunately.

Breaded Hamster

5/16/21 12:19am

RE: POLL: Have you ever spanked one of your kids?

TheWanderer

5/16/21 3:53pm

So that’s why 23% of kids are aholes

canofpicante

6/22/23 9:59am

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