ktho blog

I always enjoy the class discussions and topics, but I find myself being very traditional when thinking about raising my own children. I want my kids to be disciplined and know the boundaries, and I don’t think that will restrict their independence. I was very surprised to hear all the comments about how spanking or slapping a child was wrong and child abuse. I know as a child there were times when I deserved a good spank on the butt, and I plan to use the same practices when I have kids of my own. There is a difference between child abuse and spanking an unruly child. For whoever doesn’t think that children should get spanked, they should spend a weekend with my younger brother. He is now at the age that when my dad spanks him, he simply replies “that didn’t hurt you old man”. Which is somewhat funny, but I got a good “spankin” as a child, and I think I turned out just fine.