By ohcrap - 02/08/2011 04:58 - United States

Today, my son drew in Sharpie all over the wall, so I spanked him as punishment. When my boss came over for dinner, my son shouted, "Daddy made me take my punishment in the butt." FML
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StopDropNRoll 11

Sounds like a great conversation starter!

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iknowimawesome 13

"He did the same to me."- OP's wife.

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HeartnSoul4ever 7

That sucks for you. Try using a Mr. Clean magic eraser on it but make your soon take care of it.

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FarscapeSDC 9

I don't know how people can insist that hitting children is a good idea. Even merely as punishment, it doesn't create respect, it creates fear. You're not learning why you shouldn't do something, all you learn is that doing something your parents don't approve of equals pain. And then, as adults, we simply forget how much we feared and hated our parents, and assume that everything they did for us was good. I was subject to corporal punishment as a child, and to this day, I absolutely despise my mother for it. Parents need more leeway in dealing with rambunctious children, but smacking them will not make them love or respect you. (Before anyone out there says "You don't know what you're talking about," I have spoken to many psychology and child psychology students at my university, and to on degree or another, they all agree with me)

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Potteria 11

I made an account just to say I agree with you. I was never spanked, but my dad would pull me and my brother by the ears if we did something bad. The worst memory from my childhood is watching my dad "punishing" my brother who was screaming and crying his eyes out, while our mother stood next to us shouting "don't hurt the kids!!" But all is good, because it is discipline, right? It's completely fine, even encouraged. Beat your kids please, they deserve it. They need it. It's GOOD for them. If anything, we were afraid, and when I grew up I gradually lost respect for my father. I've forgiven him, but I will never forget. I grew up fearing other people and unable to ever get close to anyone. It burnt into my mind that I deserve to be harmed when i do something bad, so as a teen (my father had stopped by then) I replaced it with cuting myself whenever I screwed up or made a mistake. TL;DR I will never hit my kids.

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braceany 11

Most people on here commenting on how someone should raise a child. YOU DO NOT have children so therefore know nothing about the challenges you're confronted with daily when raising a child. So until you are a parent don't comment on how other people parent.

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DivinePrince 18

Oh. So apparently the children don't matter any more. Nice to know that people are okay with abuse nowadays.

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dream1_fml 5

@409 you obviously havnt dealt with every child on this planet. Some kids need it. To each their own. Its not abusive. Just telling your kid "dontt do it again" wont stop them.

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Sir_Swaggington 6

I bet he wont sharpie the walls anymore. There should be more daddies like OP!

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Chris20003 17

YDI for spanking your kid, speaking as a parent.

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junefairy_fml 10

i was raised with spanking and i am a mother. i choose to only spank or thump if this happens: "son, don't throw that on the floor please. it makes a mess' he throws it on the floor again. "were you not clear on what mommy just said. don't throw that on the floor. no. no. if you do it again, you will get a thump" he looks me dead in the eyes, smiles, and throws the thing on the floor and laughs. THAT is when i think thumping or popping is fine. blatant disregard for the rules after multiple reminders and warnings. but i prefer to pop or thump over full blown spanking.

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