My parents spanked me
Entertainment Weekly discussed spanking.
Heather contributed today:
A quick comparison: Generation X (born 1965-1975), raised by Silent and Greatest Generation parents, last generation of children to be spanked for misbehavior. Hard-working, industrious, cautious, conservative, somewhat pious.
And then we have Generation Y (born 1976-1990), raised by Baby Boomers, who generally loathed spanking and indulged their children’s every whim. Lazy, entitled, imperious, self-absorbed, can’t spell, won’t read, cannot think critically, obsessed with instant gratification, pleasure and entertainment.
Do the math. Spanking works. My parents spanked the hell out of me, and at 40, looking back, I’m glad they did.
This followed a contribution from Em yesterday:
I was spanked regularly as a child with either belts or switches and I’m well-adjusted, non-violent, and glad my parents did it. My spankings were never a result of my parents’ anger.
After I did something to merit a spanking, my father would send me outside to pick out a switch. I now understand he did that so he could have a minute to calm himself down before he spanked me. Also, he always made sure I knew why I was being punished and comforted me after he did it.
I’m grateful my parents spanked me.
