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phoenix1002 · 04-21-2003, 09:42 PM

Did my parents ever hit me when I was a child? Yes. Did they do it on a regular basis? No. If my parents hit me, I knew I had done something REALLY bad. I can only remember it happening twice. The one time, I called my mom an idiot (this happened when I was little). She responded by smacking me. I never did it again. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not supporting parents hitting their children, but sometimes, it is a very effective way of getting the point across that something is just not acceptable. There's a difference between beating a child and punishing a child, though. And, just for the record, I have a wonderful relationship with my parents, and I think that, under the circumstances, my mom's reaction was completely justified.

04-21-2003, 09:42 PM	#23 (permalink)
phoenix1002 Psycho Location: lost	Did my parents ever hit me when I was a child? Yes. Did they do it on a regular basis? No. If my parents hit me, I knew I had done something REALLY bad. I can only remember it happening twice. The one time, I called my mom an idiot (this happened when I was little). She responded by smacking me. I never did it again. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not supporting parents hitting their children, but sometimes, it is a very effective way of getting the point across that something is just not acceptable. There's a difference between beating a child and punishing a child, though. And, just for the record, I have a wonderful relationship with my parents, and I think that, under the circumstances, my mom's reaction was completely justified. __________________ I'd rather be climbing... I approach college much like a recovering alcoholic--one day at a time...