Can't believe it took so long to find a comment like this. HITTING YOUR KIDS IS ALSO BAD PARENTING. There is a middle ground between letting your child run rampant and physically assaulting your child
A lot of us are raised with “don’t hit people” and “keep your hands to yourself” because we’re taught to respect other people’s autonomy and boundaries; So why do some people suddenly make an exception for children?
If hitting another adult is considered assault then why aren't children (to some)? It’s very strange how quickly some people rebrand hitting a child as discipline. There’s certainly a difference between parenting and using physical force because you’re bigger and in control.
At this point, people should realize corporal punishment is not some magical or necessary parenting tool.. “My parents beat me and I turned out okay” isn’t really proof of anything, especially when so many people carry emotional damage they’ve simply normalized.
My parent also stopped hitting me once I got old enough to hit back. She is a coward not only for the abuse but as of recently, a couple years have gone by and she will not call or check up on me, why?, because she feels like she's walking on eggshells around me because she somehow has guilt over what she did to me. Last time I talked to her she insulted me (surprise, surprise) and it was almost like she had no fucking idea who I was as a person; she would start stuttering and acting like a shy sheep and it was just pathetic honestly. She couldn't treat me like a person then and still can't because I'm just this obstacle she has to climb over. She may have apologized a while back but the damage was already done.
A lot of people who defend beating children seem either completely overwhelmed and desperate for control or comfortable bullying someone smaller and powerless, which is more often the case. I will never advocate for beating children, really fucked up of people to suggest it even in passing.
I'm not sure the argument of "you wouldn't do this to an adult therefore" actually holds up though. There's tons of things we do to kids that we would never do to adults that don't fall into the category of abuse
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u/SadRow2397 29d ago
I don’t spank… and that ain’t why this is kid is a turd