Elder abuse occurs because . . . .
. . . . because parents don't beat their kids enough when they're little! Of course!
Here's another nutty e-mail message from a defender of the parental right to spank children, a woman commenting on an earlier post entitled, 'Stop Beating Babies.' I publish this one because it speaks for several others, with similar hysterical and angry tone, that have arrived here since a column on the subject a few weeks ago. This wild woman believes that, if parents spanked their kids more often, their kids wouldn't turn violently against them when they are older. Rather than let this bit of prose be buried in the comment thread down below, I thought I'd publish it here, where more of you are likely to read it. I pity the children of this person:
This is sooo crazy. You people need to grow up!
I believe in spanking my children. I have 3 girls and a boy! You know why? Because when I was growing up I was spanked and I turned out pretty darn good!
I remember even having to go pick my own switch off the tree!
My kids aren't going to be spoiled to the point where when they get in their teens they are gonna whoop on me! They are going to respect me at all times I am the peron who is raising my children! I wish I was that lady that was being told "stop hitting babies" I would have took off on her and when she said somethin else I would have raised my hand to her! And told her to mind her damn business!
Its true you don't hit a child!!!!! But aint nuthin wrong with a good ole fashion BUTT whoopin!
I am from the south (Texas that is) and when we would get in trouble at school we would get sent to the principles office and guess what we would get 3 pops from the principle with hard paddle!
Thats whats wrong with parents today! Thats why you see soooo many parents getting killed at the hands of their children, NO DISCIPLINE!!!!!
****************NO CONTROL FROM PARENTS? NO CONTROL FROM YOUR KIDS!
Don't try and change them when they are 15 and out of control. You made them the way they have become (SPOILED) now you are fearful of your own child! Thats a shame!
Comments
Ok this woman is crazy...jut because you don't smack your children when they are younger does not mean that they will smack you or even kill you when they are in their teens. I know a lot of people that disciplined their children with out smacking them and their kids turned out fine. Usually when a teen goes to the lengths of beating their parents or even killing them then something else is wrong in the home...maybe in the form of verbal or physical abuse.
Now I am not against smacking a child on the butt or hand at all. But you don't need to smack your children to get them to respect you.
Posted by: Becky | January 18, 2007 8:57 AM
I personally would not be surprised if her children end up taking revenge on her in some way. She'll probably end up being put in one of those shady nursing homes that you see on 60 Minutes.
Posted by: ebmd | January 18, 2007 12:28 PM
Someone sent this article to me. I'm not one to step into a blog but this is important. I would ask that before you or anyone tries to stop a parent, from spanking or otherwise abusing a child, by humiliating the parent in public (as much as they may deserve it)...that you understand that you won't pay for it, the child will. The best thing to do, if you can, is to calm the parent down. The other is to know the signs of child abuse and where to report them. Thanks for listening, your heart is certainly in the right place.
Posted by: G in DC | January 20, 2007 12:35 AM