Posted on 08/15/2006 6:24:16 AM PDT by steve-b
Oh, for the good old days where corporal punishment by ANY adult close enough to take a swipe at you was the norm. If I or my 5 brothers and sisters were ever caught 'cutting up' in public, we would be summarily smacked by the closest adult at hand - no questions asked or answered. Then we would be marched to our parents where we would be smacked - IN PUBLIC - again! Somehow we managed to survive our childhood intact. I see similar situations now and yearn for the opportunity to introduce the little brat into the world of limitations on behavior.
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For sure. And all the more so at any church function.
Amen to that. I'd say 95% of the world's problems is bad parenting.
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I strongly agree.
Especially when we trace it all the way back to Adam.
Funny you should mention merchandise. I have noted that a local Marshall's store, which used to be tidy with well-displayed merchandise, is now full of opened packages of perfume and other toiletries. Lots of stuff scattered on the floor, etc. I hate to say it, but along with unruly kids, there are apparently many adults who frequent the store and think it's OK to rip open sealed packages to see if they like how something smells. I don't get this culture of disrespect.
I’m not a homosexual or a feminist and I don’t appreciate kids. And you say that like there is something wrong with being either of those -Not! What is wrong is me having to listen to rude little brats. I chose not to kids of my own b/c I like my freedom, but they are kind of cute if you bound and gag them!
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