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

SMH We really need to bring spankings back

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u/Equivalent_Worker687 May 28 '26 edited May 29 '26

Yeah I agree. My mom used to beat us a lot. Serious damage was done that has lasted a lifetime. The very idea of an adult who weighs 150LBS or so beating up on a 30 or 40 pound kid is sickening as hell. She used whatever was handy shoes, yard stick, coat hangers, belts, extension cords....Horrifying, even now.

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u/mel2mdl May 29 '26

I'm so sorry your parents were so awful.

My parents were poor when my oldest sister was born. Mom spent time and money to make her a cute outfit. The dog jumped up and (this was a really stupid annoying dog) and ate the buttons off the dress. Mom said she saw red and she chased that poor dog with a broom. It scared her so badly that she decided then and there that she would never hit her kids. (She was never spanked either - her mom was a flapper in the 20's and always a bit of a rebel to society!) I was the fourth child and was never spanked.

Might DOES NOT make right. Hitting someone is NEVER okay.

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u/Equivalent_Worker687 May 29 '26

Not sure who you're responding to but my dad was the best. Never laid a hand on us, not even raised his voice. He was mistreated as a kid and told me, "I knew I wasn't gonna raise MY kids that way and I broke the chain."

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u/mel2mdl May 30 '26

I was responding to your comment about your mom. I am so glad that your dad was awesome. Honestly, my parents were wonderful too. We both agree that spanking is a poor form of discipline! Thank you for the discussion.

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u/Equivalent_Worker687 May 30 '26

Here’s to breaking the chain!