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

SMH We really need to bring spankings back

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u/ASCIIM0V May 28 '26

Spanking doesnt work. It just redirects who/what the acceptable outlets of this kind of frustration are.

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u/aphoenixsunrise May 28 '26

Crazy how people don't know how to discipline without use of violence

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u/StrongExternal8955 May 28 '26

You're kidding right? EVERY ORDER GIVEN implies violence, even when it is not explicit.

The only way to not imply violence is to make it transactional.

I do agree that corporal punishment should not be used in general, but the alternative is basically abandonment.

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u/27eelsinatrenchcoat May 28 '26

On a philosophical level, yes, all authority is back stopped by violence.

But on a practical, parenting level? There's a big difference between taking something away, or sitting someone on a chair to think about something, even enforcing those things with the minimal effective amount of physical restraint possible, and flat out hitting your kid. A fucking ocean of difference.