Originally posted by doctorcathy@Oct 18 2004, 01:28 PM
i hate it when people dont discipline their children. all they say is "dont act silly" "please be quiet".....i'd rather that the person hit the kid really quick and get it over with!
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My thoughts exactly until I had kids...for real...I love my skin kids more than life itself...and the last thing I want is for them to act like heathens/brats...but you REALLY never know what they are going to do...or when they are going to do it...and to be honest...as much as I want to...you really have to be careful hitting or spanking your kids in public anymore...it is sad. So, I am probably one of those moms that you are talking about...standing in the grocery line/walmart line...in the grocery aisle etc. But, my kids DO get it when we get in the van or get home. Usually they either get a spanking or grounding from something or both...but many times it is just not worth getting into all that in the stores etc. Usually, even if they know they were wrong...they end up squalling and bawling b/c of their imminent spanking or grounding...which would cause even MORE of a commotion in the store...so I save it until it is just us...spare the people around us of THAT scene. My son is just now getting to the point where he gets/understands that his actions truly have consequences-and he accepts it pretty well usually...he knows he deserves it. Emily is not there yet...bless her heart.
Anyway...the sad thing is...in comparison to other children...mine are angels...kids are just kids...unpredictable/unexplainable/etc....I wish they were angels all the time...but then my life would be VERY boring...
So, next time I am telling my kids to "not act silly"-or "please be quiet" in public-I will look around to see whose nerves we are getting on...
