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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby
Have you ever heard someone recall with fond memories being beaten? I know I haven't.
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As BTD said, I was referring to the lyrics she posted.
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Originally Posted by Cynthia
Ok, so my Mom had this HUGE leather belt with a big brass buckle with an enameled smiley face on it (70's man) it was this bit of theater she played on us that we had to walk down the hall to her bedroom, get the belt and bring it back, then she would slap her wrist while she laid the guilt on, by the time she actually bent us over it was a relief. I was six or seven when I realized there was only the sound of the belt snapping that made us jump, she hardly touched us, no welts, no pain . . . did not tell my sister for another year.  |
Again, I don't get this as being a fun anecdote. Threatening a child with violence, even if you don't actually hurt them...it's bizarre.
Alex - yeah, half of me wants my kid to go jump bikes over pits unsupervised. In fact, I'd bump it up to 80% of me. I do hope I can give my kids some space to wander and do things on their own.
With a GPS cellphone pinpointing their location at all times, of course.
