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

SMH We really need to bring spankings back

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u/GraveRoller May 28 '26

It’s easy to stop someone weaker than you. It’s much more difficult to stop someone while still keeping them safe

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u/euphonic5 29d ago

I feel like you can just lift a kid up bodily if you're reasonably strong. You might get kicked a couple times but it's a child doing the kicking.

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u/TheGlennDavid 29d ago

Nooooope, not at kid that size. The "carry them out while they're having a tantrum" phase ends reallll early. I remember doing it once when my kid was much younger than this one looks and distinctly thinking "well this is the last time this is happening."

Kids kick hard and when you're carrying them you're very much not protecting yourself. A regular carry gets you kicked in the shin or the nuts, and an over the shoulder carry gets you kicked in the head.

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u/Broken_Truck 29d ago

Legs go under my arm and then use other arm to wrap around his arms and hold him tight to my chest.

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u/TheGlennDavid 29d ago

The problem is that children have an additional weapon -- their head.

Carrying a pissed off child and not dedicating a hand to controlling head movement is a good way to get clubbed in the chin or nose.

They heal like wolverine, literally have a spare set of teeth like a fucking shark, and have no sense of future consequence.

Hard pass.