Poll: Did your parents hit you?

[manaman]

Oh yeah, my mom would smack me around if I went too far. It made me the level headed serial rapist I am to ... forget I said that.

You didn't say it. You typed it. With the ability to read over it. If you didn't want to make a statement you wouldn't have posted that. If you really had second thoughts about posting it you would have edited it.

You are more then entitled to your opinion, but you should probably working on not belittling another's opinion while making your own slightly vague stance, and then ask people to over look it. It just comes across as childish and petty, and you know what? It does more to reinforce the OPs statement than your own.

 

[KeyMaster45]

There's a difference between being hit(as in "where's my money ho" pimp slaps) and a solid whipping on the butt to set a kid straight. The difference being one emotionally scars a child and the other just gives them a sore butt for about 10minutes.

 

[EscapeGoat_v1legacy]

Yeah, my parents would hit me if I'd done something serious enough to warrant it, like breathing.

Jokes aside, yes, my parents did hit me, but I would deserve it when they did. It didn't happen overly often, but it did happen. Really, looking back on it, it doesn't bother me that it happened. At the very least it instilled a level of discipline into me.

 

[Monkfish Acc.]

My mum used to spank myself and my siblings, but only because everything else she tried didn't work.
We were little shits, really. I maintain that I will not inflict corporal punishment upon my future kids, but I don't know until I am in that situation.

 

[manaman]

There's a difference between being hit(as in "where's my money ho" pimp slaps) and a solid whipping on the butt to set a kid straight. The difference being one emotionally scars a child and the other just gives them a sore butt for about 10minutes.

I always figured the difference was anger. Striking in anger is abuse.

 

[VanityGirl]

HAHAHAHA. Title fail, I believe you should reword it.

My parents did spank me if I was bad. I never hated them or were scared of them. I was scared of the belt. I've felt it is an effective method of punishment for children. I know a spanking engraves the idea of "This is bad don't do it" into a child's mind.

 

[seanmcdow]

Well, it just became illegal here in Norway, if you as much as slap their hand, it's child abuse.

well thats not very good

 

[arcticphoenix95]

nope, never have never will ^_^

 

[DMonkey]

Only when I deserved it.
Kept me from doing whatever I did again. And trust me, the kid I was, not doing what I did again is a good thing. Think the back slaps, and ass whoopins is what kept me out of prison, as their other parental skills.......lacked, to say the least. So, yeah, I am totally for showing little punks who is boss with a belt(sander).

 

[RicoADF]

Very rarely, but yes. Nothing to complain about, though, it was all in moderation - and I did deserve it when it was dished out.

Basically sums up my experience, once or twice on occasion when I pushed the boundaries. Generally the threat was enough to put me back in line.
Best thing my father ever did for me.

 

[EeveeElectro]

Very occasionally, when I was naughty. My dad used to beat my brother black and blue with snooker cues and belts for nothing and apparently stabbed my sister in the thigh.
He was a sick, sick bastard. If my husband is like that I'd burn him alive.

 

[Broady Brio]

No. I was the good kid.

My brother on the other hand...

 

[captainwolfos]

They have, and I came out to be better for it.
Kids these days are quick to use the 'child abuse' cards and think they can get away with anything.

 

[Milo Windby]

I went with 'Only if I was really bad.' but it was less of a 'hit' and more of a 'slap on the arse' followed by a time out in a corner.

 

[Caurus]

My parents don't believe in that kind of thing.

My aunt has 4 kids; 2 of which were really difficult and still cause her stress now. She physically disciplined them but it hasn't done any good. It just upsets the kids.
However when my granny or I baby sit/visit etc they behave better. There are more effective more positive ways to discipline a child. Its pretty stupid to react with violence or anger at bad behaviour if you think about it. You will get more respect from a child if you are calm and stay in control.
I don't think its always a bad idea to smack kids but I believe it only works positively on a small amount of people and only if they have really misbehaved.

 

[InvisibleSeal]

I'd get a smack if I went too far, and I think it was a good way to make sure I did the right thing. Then again, my mum has gone too far on occasion - she has a quite fragile mental state, and has slapped me round the face just when she's in a bad mood. I think it's bad to hit your kids when they are older, but younger childern need a firm incentive to not do bad things.

 

[apelsz]

If it's something like forgetting to do chores, they just yell at me. If it's something like fighting with my sister or something like that, then yes, my mom hits me. I feel like it's turned me into a better person, too.

 

[Argtee]

If I was really bad, they would slap me, but they usually put me on a "time out".

 

[Kukakkau]

I just read a thread about 10 to 12-year-olds acting acting all tough and messing around with older kids and I couldn't help but wonder, didn't their parents hit them?

Haha second I saw the title I knew it was from there!

Yeah, I'd get smacked on the ass if I misbehaved and learned not to do that. Hell my dad will headslap me (NCIS style) if I swear or act poorly in front of him.

Simple biology (Habituation) - you hit a living thing when it misbehaves it learns that acting that way could get it hurt again. And if they do good and you reward them they learn doing that is good.

It's still done with cats and dogs yet it's TERRIBLE to do it to a child?

EDIT: put only if it was really bad - if it was a mild offence they would raise their voice and call me bad/naughty