Like Yahtzee, I detest small children...

[Woodsey]

So im guessing youve never had children then?

And you know, hitting children is nice and illegal now, so yeah... good luck ith that, hope you dont knock anyone up/get knocked up.

I think he means the occasional smack on the arse, not a beating around the face (no one'll see the bruises then...)*.

But no I don't hate children (only 15 myself, the memories are still fresh!). The worst case of parenting I've seen though is two parents with their kid who was no older than 7 (and that's pushing it).

He wanted CoD: WaW (has a 16+ badge over here) - his parents said no, picked up another game but he said he wanted CoD (duh - who gives in that easily?). After looking at each other in despair, they buy him CoD.

I'm not a ***** with rules, I think it's perfectly acceptable for a 12-year-old to play any of the CoD games (minus MW2) - believe it or not kids are actually aware of the difference between reality and fiction from quite an early age - but this kid was 7 AT THE VERY MOST.

I wouldn't be surprised to learn if he was 5, I'm just assuming that even those parents couldn't have been THAT idiotic.

 

[Legion]

Most people here can't seem to differentiate between hitting a child around the back of the head to stop them from being out of control, and beating up a child.

If a child won't respond to your commands as a parent when they are behaving inappropriately then a small smack is a form of discipline, not abuse.

The problem arises in the parents who can't tell or don't care about the difference.

 

[LooksPainful]

Most people here can't seem to differentiate between hitting a child around the back of the head to stop them from being out of control, and beating up a child.

If a child won't respond to your commands as a parent when they are behaving inappropriately then a small smack is a form of discipline, not abuse.

The problem arises in the parents who can't tell or don't care about the difference.

Scrapping and damaging you kid is a big problem, but just a quick slap is nothing. God, I wish parents would get this. Some kids are just asking for a beating, letting them away with just a slap seems almost injust at times. (don't take that comment out of tone, I don't advocate beating children, I'm just saying there have been times I've wanted to kick the crap out of kids)

But punishment depends largely on the kid. A stern talking to can do wonders, where a hit could do the opposite. A time out could be effective, where a talking too would be nothing. Creatively punishing them could work wonderfully, where a timeout wouldn't work. A smack upside the head could work, whereas nothing else could work. It depends solely on the kid, and what he's done. A smack upside the head did me wonders at times, being talked to also did. Timeout never worked on me. Nothing creative was creative enough. It's the responsibility of the parents to figure out how to appropriately punish children, the problem is, parents often aren't responsible or smart enough to be even having children.


Anyways, back on topic. I love kids. They can be just too damn funny at times. They can also get out of hand at others, and you just have to know how to handle. When I assist at the dojo, a kid starts acting up, 30 push ups. Seriously though, kids just do the funniest things. I hate them in environments where they aren't controlled though (as in with their helpless irresponsible parents), then I just ****ing hate kids.

 

[Communist partisan]

I hate those little garden gnomes allways screaming hiting and wanting to get punched in the face so they can run away crying and blame YOU for everything. (I don't hit small children it's cowardly)

 

[LooksPainful]

I find people between the ages of 12-18 more annoying. Now that I'm in my mid-twenties, I just fucking hate teenagers. And when I turn thirty I will scorn those obnoxious twenty-somethings.

Seriously, teenagers are a pain in the ass, especially when waiting for public transportion. I can stand little kids, they haven't been around all that long and are still learning the rules, but teenagers, man, there's no reasoning with them; they're loud pack animals who don't give a shit about their surroundings. I was once one of those foul creatures, and if I could go back in time, I would love to slap around my teenaged self for being such a douchebag. For now, all I can do is turn up the volume on my ipod and sigh.

I actually agree. Kids are unaware because they're young, they're expected to be how they are. We all were like that at some point. Teenagers on the other hand, you know they know what they're doing, it's just they have the mentality the sun sets with them while the world revolves around them.

 

[EeveeElectro]

I saw a mother give a full on slap to a baby across the face on a bus. I wanted to knock her out so badly ;_;
Hit the parents for not being able to control the children; don't have kids if you can't look after them.

 

[amedyr]

Most people here can't seem to differentiate between hitting a child around the back of the head to stop them from being out of control, and beating up a child.

If a child won't respond to your commands as a parent when they are behaving inappropriately then a small smack is a form of discipline, not abuse.

The problem arises in the parents who can't tell or don't care about the difference.

Thank you!!

A disciplinary smack leaves no mark and it doesn't even have to hurt much, it's just a little scare. It's just a sound and physical reminder of who's boss. Nobody here thinks it's OK to beat a child senseless or to hit it so hard as to bruise (right?).
Sometimes the child can't understand what the parent is saying, because it is too stuck in a certain set of mind. A little physical incentive can help it get away from that state. A little smack on the butt never hurt anyone.

That said, it should be noted that the parents shouldn't apply physical discipline if they're out of their minds. Which is why I'd probably never do it, if I ever had any kids - I go crazy with misbehaving children.

 

[Actual]

Most people here can't seem to differentiate between hitting a child around the back of the head to stop them from being out of control, and beating up a child.

If a child won't respond to your commands as a parent when they are behaving inappropriately then a small smack is a form of discipline, not abuse.

The problem arises in the parents who can't tell or don't care about the difference.

I was going to post something like this, so thanks for saving me the typing.

All I can add is that most of the children you see behaving like monsters are too far gone for this, they weren't disciplined from a young age and now you can beat them all you like, it won't do any good.

I was smacked on the arse a few times for misbehaving as a little kid, I soon learned how far I could push my luck. That coupled with confident, reasonable (for the most part) and kind parents made me turn out to be a semi-decent adult despite my best efforts to the contrary.

 

[oden636]

I have this problem. i REALLLLLLY hate children. they are annoying and i cant believe i was one once. The problem is my partner is training to be a primary school teacher and wants kids!
knowing my luck ill be infertile so ha!

 

[Distorted Stu]

Ooo i hate kids but i cant wait to have my own!

 

[joschen]

This thread is getting way too long. I mean, the only thing i read is the first and the last page.

I do not mean to patronize anyones work. But id like to point out that there is a relation between how much you write and how many readers you have.

So, try to keep it short;
Less text = More readers

 

[MasTerHacK]

Violence isn't the perfect solution, but there are instances where, there isn't anything else to do. Even though violence wouldn't be necessary if the child was raised good. They don't have any respect for any1 else (little bastards).

 

[Littlee300]

Well. I'm 12, so pretty much still a 'small child' and frankly, you guys scare me now. I am a polite chap, clever, 'cute', pretty strong. My parents like me, and so do loads of other people, children and adult. I wasn't beaten. I was just shouted at. But there was this one guy, who whacked me across the face every time I saw him. I now resent that guy, and I want to beat the fuck out of him. Except he's a lot bigger and older than me, so I'm going to wait until we're both adults, and take him into a dark alley.
So going by what I know of other kids as well, you beat us, and we're going to be waiting for the chance to beat you right back.

[sub]Although the stupid ones will attack now and get crushed, and the fat ones will fall over...[/sub]

Don't wait to naturally grow, work out everyday then whoop his ass.

 

[BringBackBuck]

Kids are mostly stupid because people are mostly stupid. Stupid people raise stupid kids.

The real problem is that whilst the trailer trash and rednecks are breeding like rabbits, too stupid to use contraception and raising kids they have neither the common sense or resources to support, the intellectual cream of the crop is sitting on the escapist whinging about how much they hate kids.

Your hatred of children dooms mankind to generations of Jerry Springer and Rob Schneider movies.

 

[randomrob]

Lots of little kids (note lots not all)are like that due to the fact the everyone survives and everyone breeds.
So even the most incompetent, moronic and inbred members of the population have kids who are just as detestable as they are.

 

[JaymesFogarty]

Here is a little story:

I was on a plane, going to Tokyo, Japan on a Foreign exchange student when I was a Junior. Well there were these twins sitting next to me ( I was by the window ) and there mother was sitting on the right. Here is a little map:

XXX XXM kkm

X = random person
M = Mother
k = Kid
m = Me

Well anyway the one on the far right was a very polite and asked if I wanted a soda. I kindly said no thank you. Well his brother was the most annoying little shit I have ever met. He repeatedly punched me and yelled at me. I told his mother if she could take care of him, she told me to fuck off and then started to take out a bottle of vodka and drink it. Well the little shit then decided to bite me, so what did I do? I smacked the little bastard across the face. The mother looked at me and started to yell, "DONT YOU HIT MY CHILD!" Well I stood up and said "How about this, do some god damned parenting and stop drinking the FUCKING ALCOHOL YOU STUPID *****!" Luckily most of the other people did not speak english and were asleep. So the kid never moved or said another word the rest of the flight, he even apoligized before he left the plane.

(Note that the caps are when I raised my voice, the rest of it was in a assholish manner)

Was what I did wrong? Yes and no, when you get bitten you either hit and/or slap the area/person who did it to get him or her off of you, correct? However I guess it is wrong to hit a child who has been misbehaving. However that was how I was raised. I was hit and beaten whenever I did anything bad. (Well a few times it was because my father was drunk, but that is a story for another time and place.)

/End Story

TL;DR

Yes, the mother's part plays a giant role in it. The father can too, however most fathers I know are either working 24/7, never around there children, drinking all the time, or in the army.

Also It should not be against the law to hit a kid. Especially when they deserve to get smacked so hard that they have reaccuring nightmares about it.

One kid bit you? Little Bastard, what you did was completely acceptable! When I read that the mother was drinking vodka, I suddenly lost all sympathy I could have had for her.

 

[MARKMCMARCUS]

Because society at the moment is removing responsibility and turning everyone into victims.

Drug Addict? Victim
Robber shot by the person you were robbing? Victim
Made too fat by eating McDonalds? Victim

See where i'm going with this? There's no responsibility for anything anymore.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

I love children!
[sub]But I usually struggle to eat a whole one[/sub]

 

[ultimateownage]

I hate children and I'm only counted has not a child by a year. Because those stupid mothers have spoilt these kids and now they're self righteous tossers who get everything they want and bully anyone they want. I wish we still had the damn cane because in my school if you get bullied the teachers will get you with the bully, TELL THEM that you squealed and then say "don't do it again."