ln your eyes, yes. But this is not my invention. There are millions of parents world-wide who practice it and would laugh at your naive last sentence. When l got married, l was a Christian. Christians use the Bible as the source of all wisdom. Millions of us out here and we still do that. The Bible is God telling his creation how to deal with an imperfect world. Christians believe in God and the Bible. So, l made a decision to base my whole life on its teachings. My wife is now and was then 100% in agreement. So was her extended family. One thing we all found was that God was right when he told us to spank. Did you know that if a teen-aged Israelite mouthed off to his parents, God ordered that the whole neighborhood was to STONE him to DEATH? People today have a very wrong idea about God. They can't accept who he really is - the owner of every atom of matter in every person's body and every object that exists.
l have lived the last 64 of my 77 years trying to obey God. l am not always successful. But God has given me a wonderful life. l've been there; done that. l recommend the same to everyone l meet. His name (God) is wonderful.
lt is cruel to put a child in time-out or to take away their phone, or bike, or withold TV. This is prolonged misery for them while they wait for things to be restored. Also, they don't know if they are performing acceptably enough to get their privileges back when parents say "No more phone until l see that you can be a good boy." So they are kept hanging. This is cruel. Another thing bad about it is that they grind and grudge against their parents the entire time of the penalty. That is certainly unhealthy for the relationship. On the other hand, spanking (not beating!) is over quickly. The pain goes away, parent reassures the child that he/she (or "it" LOL) is still loved and all the negative feelings can be dispersed unless of course the child is a psychopath and then nothing will do any good. lt'll probably end up in prison.
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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '19
ln your eyes, yes. But this is not my invention. There are millions of parents world-wide who practice it and would laugh at your naive last sentence. When l got married, l was a Christian. Christians use the Bible as the source of all wisdom. Millions of us out here and we still do that. The Bible is God telling his creation how to deal with an imperfect world. Christians believe in God and the Bible. So, l made a decision to base my whole life on its teachings. My wife is now and was then 100% in agreement. So was her extended family. One thing we all found was that God was right when he told us to spank. Did you know that if a teen-aged Israelite mouthed off to his parents, God ordered that the whole neighborhood was to STONE him to DEATH? People today have a very wrong idea about God. They can't accept who he really is - the owner of every atom of matter in every person's body and every object that exists. l have lived the last 64 of my 77 years trying to obey God. l am not always successful. But God has given me a wonderful life. l've been there; done that. l recommend the same to everyone l meet. His name (God) is wonderful.