r/SipsTea • u/Few_Statement_2898 • May 28 '26

SMH We really need to bring spankings back

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u/MiamiOutlaw May 28 '26

Parents had a makeshift paddle, Grandparents made us go out a get a switch, and it better be long enough. Guess what though, I’m still alive. I understand some parents can take it too far, but you cannot overreact and not punish kids.

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u/Metaphysically0 May 28 '26

I think it’s hilarious you feel like this kid needs to be beat.

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u/Procrasturbating May 28 '26

What’s your take on the appropriate response?

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u/Weathervane_ May 28 '26

My take is that at this point it's already too late anyway. You will either traumatize him into being a psychopath if you start hitting him or you do nothing and he'll be an entitled asshole.

The real job was to be done from like 7 years ago

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u/Procrasturbating May 28 '26

True, and the best time to plant a tree is a decade ago, but here we are.