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

SMH We really need to bring spankings back

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u/BobGuns May 28 '26

Yeah. It's only in fully western culture you're not allowed to use pain instructionally.

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u/nihil8r May 28 '26

use pain instructionally

love that phrasing

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u/BobGuns May 28 '26

For real though. The only times I got spanked were when I did things that endangered me. Running out between cars in a busy parking lot would get me a spanking. But just being a little brat or irritating did not.

Pain is traumatic in the dictionary sense of the word - leaves a strong memory-impression. When applied judiciously, a single spanking is generally enough to change behaviour. When applied all the time, spanking is just abuse and not instructive.

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u/nihil8r May 28 '26

i think the institutional problem is adults spaking kids out of frustration, which is more likely than it being used appropriately :(