I know you're leaving off, but I'll still respond, because I care a lot about subjects like this.
I respect
you, but I can't say I respect your opinion and that of some others here. The thing that annoys me the most about people in general is the dismissal of important details and considerations when it comes to a lot of things. The way I see it, the only way a child doesn't respect to a loving, positive attitude is if the relationship between that child and their parent is damaged from the get-go, meaning there's something that parent did wrong, and it's the job of the parent to fix it. There are other factors and outside influences that play into this, but it's still the parent's responsibility to try to set things straight. Depending on the age of the kid, though, it can be a two-way relationship as well. And I couldn't ever think that forms of physical or emotional punishment are the correct ways of going about this. It doesn't even have to be
just talking either, just... anything but methods that any other average person wouldn't do to another average person.
And I realize you're pulling your opinion from personal experience and teachings, and that's fine. I, however, choose to pull my opinions and judgement from paths of logical deduction towards the solution that would be most favorable for parties involved. Is it reasonable to assume that most kids don't like spanking? Is it then reasonable to assume that most kids would hate their parents for spanking them, even if momentarily?
I wouldn't give two stuffs if there wasn't an alternative, but there is. I give two stuffs because there's a favorable alternative, yet people's own experiences and teachings blind them from making proper judgement. Again, the reason why the Republican party exists.
But I won't try to convince you of anything. I never have been from the start. The only thing I want is for people to open their minds a little more and try to reach a better understanding of how we, as humans, work as a whole, less on the technical textbook level and more on the emotional, personal level. I'm not even close, but I'm trying, and as far as I can tell, that's a lot more than others can say for themselves.
