El Tejon
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grey, wasn't Pearl Jam from Seattle? Copycat killing?
(WA) SWAT shoots gun-weilding teen at school
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I don't agree. IMHO Respect is a concept that young minds can't quite grasp. When I was a teenager I interacted with my parents based on two emotions...Love and Fear. As an adult I love and respect them, but as a youth fear got the job done.
I know that feeling...I am plenty removed from the days of my youth but I remember calling my Mother a name that Art's Grammaw would not have approved of. Then Next thing I remember is sitting on the floor with my head ringing and wondering where that semi came from.
And I won't EVEN go into the time I thought I could take my dad in a fight.
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p35
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My oldest son was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 5. To watch the way he acts when his meds are off or he's having mood swings, you would think that his mother and I are the worst parents in the world and he's the biggest brat. Now, he's doing well in school and acting like the great kid he is, but it's taken an incredible amount of time and work to get him there.
I've gotten all the dirty looks and rude cracks from people who have no idea what we're dealing with. Walk a mile in my shoes before you start condemning people for how their kids act. Parenting may be at fault in a lot of cases, but not all of them.
I've gotten all the dirty looks and rude cracks from people who have no idea what we're dealing with. Walk a mile in my shoes before you start condemning people for how their kids act. Parenting may be at fault in a lot of cases, but not all of them.
illuminatus99
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my mother is irish and cherokee, if I would have slapped her like that her grandchildren would be born bruised.
I grew up going to school with lots of these kids who were never physically disciplined, every one of them I've known has ended up being a screwed up adult. my sisters ex-boyfriend for example was raised that way too, he wouldn't spank his kid for anything but he had no problem hitting my sister...
I grew up going to school with lots of these kids who were never physically disciplined, every one of them I've known has ended up being a screwed up adult. my sisters ex-boyfriend for example was raised that way too, he wouldn't spank his kid for anything but he had no problem hitting my sister...
LiquidTension
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I saw the discipline change firsthand in high school. When I was a freshman, you'd never dream of trying to start something with an upper classman - you'd probably get your butt beat down and trying to fight someone for no reason is just plain rude. By the time I was a senior, the freshmen were talking all kinds of trash to everyone - other freshmen, upper classmen, teachers, adults. It must be that stuff in the 80s about spanking. My parents spanked me and I turned out fine.
Wait, the underlying problem has just occurred to me! Since these little brats were not spanked as children, they have a subconscious desire to get beat down as they get older to make up for what they didn't receive when they were younger! Maybe I'll take a walk through the mall and try to help some of these kids out
Wait, the underlying problem has just occurred to me! Since these little brats were not spanked as children, they have a subconscious desire to get beat down as they get older to make up for what they didn't receive when they were younger! Maybe I'll take a walk through the mall and try to help some of these kids out
P35; Been there, done that.
Usually held my tongue when I'd hear people say something like "If that was my kid I'd give him a good asswhippin' for doing that".
Finally told a guy one day that next time his kid had an asthma attack, he should just give him a "good asswhippin'" and he wouldn't ever do that again.
Both are medical problems, different symptoms.
Not saying they're aren't a lot of brats out there that would benefit from corporal punishment, just isn't useful in some cases.
Usually held my tongue when I'd hear people say something like "If that was my kid I'd give him a good asswhippin' for doing that".
Finally told a guy one day that next time his kid had an asthma attack, he should just give him a "good asswhippin'" and he wouldn't ever do that again.
Both are medical problems, different symptoms.
Not saying they're aren't a lot of brats out there that would benefit from corporal punishment, just isn't useful in some cases.
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Standing Wolf
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Nobody was quoted as saying, "But he was a good boy." I was disappointed.
p35
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I was just hearing another kid with the same problem describe it as "having a bomb go off inside your head". I tried everything in the way of discipline short of abuse with this kid, and it didn't have the slightest effect. It was only when we figured out that it was a medical problem and got him the right treatment that he settled down. He doesn't like being out of control or having everyone else angry at him any more than anyone else would, but it's something he has no control over without help.
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