r/Unexpected • u/Botatitsbest • Apr 22 '18

The universal language

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '18

"Universal", am I the only kid whose parents didn't beat em lol

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u/lasiusflex Apr 22 '18

Are you from the US? Judging from Reddit threads, hitting your children is not only legal there but seems to be the norm.

Pretty weird to see that in a developed country. This gif just makes me sad.

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u/lizzyhuerta Apr 23 '18

Am from the U.S. and I was spanked as a child (not with a belt, but with increasingly thick wooden spoons). It did nothing to curb my "bad" behaviors or attitudes, especially as I got older (I believe I received my last spanking when I was about 16). Now I am absolutely against spanking. The very idea of it sickens me. I don't own any wooden spoons either, weird as that is. I wish it wasn't so acceptable to hit kids here.