Should I beat my son?

You're a big man.

Not.

 

An honest reply Pints; I tend to agree on purely speculative grounds, having never experienced such a thing.

However, in regard to the thread's open question, unless your son actually was caught voting for a Democrat, I would never actually beat him.

 

What does becoming a liberal vegan who drives a Toyota, get you in your household?

 

An unmarked grave down by the river...

 

ITN, I would hope that you would never lay a hand on Pints' child, regardless of their political views.

 

Man, report card day must be a blast in your house.

 

where did i say i was?

 

Doesn't this belong in the "should i hook my kid on drugs at an early age" thread?

 

i operate under the assumption that every sensible parent beats his child, not to the point of being comatose, no! that would be excessive. if fact, it is better not to leave marks, because many nosy people, who have nowt better to do practically live for being able to point out the tiny peccadillos of right-thinking people.

the far more significant question is this: when should i stop beating my son?

the best age is when the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. for example, it your child is going to take the SAT the next day, even if he fails to make his bed, or leaves an item of clothing on the floor, i maintain that it would be unwise to beat him. beating someone must always motivate them in the right direction, and it might be unsettling to the detriment of the test result.

so, in such a case, wait until he comes home from taking the SAT and then let him have it.

 

No, just ignore him.

 

How can one ignore when a 10 year old puts scissors to his throat

 

but was he running with the scissors? that's the more important issue, dontcha think?

 

Not running, but the strong genes from his criminal biodad must have kicked in (biodad talked/tried to kill himself)

 

this is why men should not talk...it will end in tears...

 

No beating, but I don't believe a good upbringing is possible without a smacking at least once.

Or you're lucky enough to have a child that is born with a total, mature notion and understanding of rules and dangers.

 

You must spread some reputation around.... ROFL

That is going in my signature.

 

Should you beat up on someone 3 times smaller than you, to show who´s boss, and claim its for his/her best?

Consider this...

Adolf Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, Saddam Hussein, Mao Tse-Tung(his father claimed it was to make him a ¨real¨man), Charles Manson, and Richard Ramirez all had the shit beaten out of them as kids, as did just about every rock or heavy metal star.

When child molesters are sent to prison they usually get torn up inside because almost everyone in there was beaten or otherwise abused in some way as a kid.

All the countries with the highest rates of violent crime are where corporal punishment is practiced the most.

Corporal Punishment was stopped in high schools not because of a ¨decline in moral values,¨ but because kids began returning regularly with weapons to assault the administrator who had beaten them. Several of the school shooters had been beaten recently at the school before returning with guns to act out revenge fantasies. Its ironic people say the Colombine shooters who were bullied at school should have been beaten up more by their parents and none of that would have happened.

Beat your kid at your own risk. If he turns out violent, remember not to blame the gangster rap and video games, gore movies, lack of morality in society, or gun proliferation.

 

I am closing this thread. It was started in jest, but people are taking it too seriously.

Thanks,

Sachin