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.
Sometimes kids will have bad days. My 4 year old started running away and having a tantrum while grocery shopping. His dad checked out, while I dragged him to the truck. The looks I got in the parking lot I was waiting for a police car to pull up for child abuse. Especially after I had just spanked him once we got to the truck.
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.