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Akibe is doing 101 things in 1001 days!

That's...nice	16.5%	[ 45 ]
That's...odd	11.0%	[ 30 ]
She'll totally give up in a few months	6.2%	[ 17 ]
Go Akibe! You can do it!	47.3%	[ 129 ]
Me too! Let's compare lists!	4.8%	[ 13 ]
I hope completing this quest is on the list	14.3%	[ 39 ]
Total Votes:			[ 273 ]

[AkibeJosephus]

Bump.

[Duck-munkey]

Akibe - I agree. I hate it when a child is forced to grow up too fast. Let them play and have fun, let them explore. There's no need for them to understand great responsibilities yet.

[AkibeJosephus]

Exactly, basically, let them be kids.

[Duck-munkey]

Yep! I do believe in discipline though. I don't think anyone other than the parents can, but I see nothing wrong with spanking a child when they do something really bad. There is a line but really you can't just treat them like adults when they misbehave. They don't understand things like why they shouldn't eat all the cookies in the jar before dinner because the effects are long-term. Them not eating dinner doesn't concern them, the cookies tasted good and they don't immediately get sick. They don't understand "healthy." So you give them a time out. When they do something really bad that even a time out can't treat, you spank them, not to hurt them, just to give them a memory of what happens when they do that. The other problem I see with most adults and their children is that when the kid throws a tantrum in public, they yell at them and make it worse or give in. What they should do (and it usually works too) is ignore the kid, pick them up, put them in the shopping cart, and keep going, tune them out. Why fight with them? It makes no sense. If you know what's good for them, prove it, don't tell them. They don't understand what's "good" for them. Children are simple, if there is a problem child it stems from the parenting. Teachers have so many problems with children now cause there's no discipline at home and they are legally not allowed to do anything to discipline the child beyond sending the kid out or giving a detention. It's kinda hard when half the class is "problem children." The parents don't want to discipline their kids and when the teachers tell them they have to, they yell at the teachers and claim that the kids are fine at home. [/rant]

[Duck-munkey]

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[Felix69]

:3

[Duck-munkey]

Hi Felix!

[Felix69]

I read your rant and I agree. ^_^

[Duck-munkey]

Cool. Yeah, did you see the news stuff about people trying to make spanking count as child abuse? How are you ever gonna discipline if they outlaw everything?

[Felix69]

I didn't hear about that. o.o

I guess you can discipline them by not buying them stuff. xD

[Duck-munkey]

TRUE! Time outs still work, right? When I was little, we had to kneel on the linoleum in the corner...I think my sister got spanked like once...I think we were taught to automatically fear the belt though...even though I don't think they ever used it on us.

[Felix69]

I only got one time-out in my life. xD

[Duck-munkey]

I got a few, I was a squealer/screamer. When I got annoyed, I'd let out a huge high-pitched squeal.

[Felix69]

At least you're not a screamer anymore. xD

[Duck-munkey]

No, but it's a good ability to have in case I should get attacked.