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Hi, im Gracie and Im 13 and my question is...
Do you hit your kids to punish them? My dad never hits me; he grabs me and shakes me sometimes lol or he yells but he never hit me. But the other day I went to a friends house and her mom slapped her for rolling her eyes. I thought that was kinda harsh and unfair. So I was just wondering if lots of parents hit their kids and why? Isnt that like abuse? What if it makes your kids hate you?
Here's a link to a website me and my sis found when we were looking up stuff like this. It's kinda funny but mostly harsh, I think it's suppose to be taken as a joke. Anyhow I thought I'd share it. (it's has alot if swear words too).
http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=beat (link)
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I am not personally a parent, but I did get spanked as child.
I think it's completely wrong, and should be considered abuse.
It was my mother who would do it, my dad was against it.
I grew up resenting her. I grew up crying quite often because of it. I would often have thoughts of running away and even taking my own life at even the age of six.
I didn't understand why she would hit me, and not just sit me down and talk to me calmly about what I as doing wrong.
She said sorry once. I was three, and crying on my couch after being spanked for god knows what. And that was the only time I ever got a sorry.
I've vowed to never treat my kids the way I was treated. I vowed to be a completely different mother than my own.
It hurts. I eventually learned to fight back around when I was ten or eleven. She realized I was a lot stronger than her, and she wasn't able to hold me down any longer. So it stopped.
To this day, she still makes jokes about it. I don't think she realizes how uncomfortable it makes me. Or how badly it hurts me. But she stills makes jokes, such as, "I should have beat you more when you were a kid." "Sometimes I still wish I could get a good beating in."
It's almost as if she's proud, and I think that is what hurts the most.
I have an okay relationship with my mom now. She's not longer living here, she cheated and left my dad when I was fourteen. She trys to act more like a best friend than a mom.
At times in my life I really did honestly hate her. I still do, when I think back to it.
I don't understand how a parent can put their hands on their children as punishment.
It's just wrong. So, so wrong.
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You're soo right and I'm soo sorry for what your mom did to you as a kid. That sounds like it really sucks but I'm glad you got through it. My dad NEVER hit me and I know he never would. Its soo hard for me to imagine a parent beating their kids. Parents are suppose to love and protect their kids. I'm so sorry for what you went through but I'm soo glad you got through it. You'll be a great mom when you have kids because you know what NOT to do! :)
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