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by riffraff814 on March 22nd, 2005
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When you were spanked growing up, did you have to get the belt before the spanking?
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Should I spank my 15 year old son for stealing? I made him return the item he took, but I don't think he really cared.
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sounds reasonable
by Anonymous on March 25th, 2005
You rather have them get electricuted? Slap that hand and say NO, better than a funeral any day!!
by sleeppro on May 26th, 2005
Right on, riffraff. Excellent points.
by Jodie44 on June 30th, 2005
by Anonymous on January 5th, 2006
your answer is wrong. spanking a child in the biblical way will teach the child respect and obediance
by free4life79 on April 22nd, 2006
Spanking teaches a child fear and violence. Many of us really don't care what the Bible has to say on the matter.
by AntigoneRising on December 13th, 2006
And I don't think the Bible condones slapping a baby. I don't read "the rod" in the same light.
by Anonymous on December 27th, 2006
free4life, you are wrong about what the bible says. It does not say that one should spank his or her child! The verse, "Spare the rod, spoil the child is" is referring to the bible, not spanking! The "rod" is a metaphor for the bible. That is what I and those from my church believe. What kind of loving God would want us to hit our children, especially given that fact that spanking serves only to hurt & destroy. It does nothing positive.
by Sherilane on March 22nd, 2007
You and your "church" are wrong. The "rod" is NOT a metaphor for the Bible. Think about it. You CANNOT spoil a child by not teaching him or her the Bible. You can lead him to destruction and God will ultimately punish you for that. When God punishes you, he is not trying to "hurt & destroy" you...He's only CORRECTING you. You CAN spoil a child if you don't spank/punish their behinds when they do somthing they have been taught not to do. My son is 18 (recent High School Graduate!!!)and spankings did not "destroy" him. They made him a respectable, productive, positive, proud young man and I plan to raise my 14 month old daughter the same way...not sparing the "rod."
by Shelease on June 16th, 2009
AnigoneRising, you and the "many" who "don't care what the bible says on the matter" probably don't really need to be raising children...
by Shelease on June 16th, 2009
Are you saying that the only way to raise children is to raise them according to the bible? Fine, I'll exile my teenage daughter from the house whenever she gets her period.
I wouldn't slap a kid. A firm verbal warning should suffice. Especially if this is their first time trying to touch something off-limits, they don't know they're doing anything wrong. Punishing a child for something he doesn't know is wrong seems unfair. Always give a warning first.
by donnala on May 31st, 2010
I Agree with riffraff.
This is how I learned. I have no problem with it. After all, this is why outlet proofs exist. And As about the stove. No one ever died. My mother is 63...and she has been burned so many times...That she doesn't feel it anymore. I Admire her (only for that).
by Κωνσταντίνος_Πon June 3rd, 2011