Alan? Are you there? Comment moderated please? ^^^

Alan is one of those daywalkers you hear so much about in cheesy vampire novels. He doesn't sparkle though; he just pets his cats and cackles to himself. We don't moderate silly jokes; if we did, I'd have to moderate myself all the time. :-)

You would have to read both the FML and the comment to fully understand why I want #55 moderated. I assume you haven't, but maybe I'm wrong.

I'm sure Samanthanicolee wasn't stupid enough to imply the OP did anything of questionable legality. After all, her joke plays on the misinterpretation that is the FML. But as they say, there is no accounting for taste, especially when it comes to jokes...

It kinda stops working at a certain age...

When did it stop working on YOUR kid?

I don't have a kid. But stopped working on me at around 10 I was pretty much already knew right from wrong for the most part

I agree that it STOPS working at a certain age, not STARTS working at ten. By 10 the average child has reasoning skills and can understand punishment and reason. Under 2 is kind of young for real spankings, a firm word or smack the hand is usually plenty. But from there up until about 6, I strongly believe in spanking over time out, loss of privilege, etc because kids that age can only understand to a certain extent, whereas a swift swat to the butt (we are NOT talking beating the crap out of kids here either!) tells them "that action, the one that JUST happened, resulted in pain" and will hopefully deter them from repeating the behavior.

68, thank you! I agree 100%. kids who do not respect their parents will never respect any authority.

I second that

that must be the single most intelligent post that ever has been posted on here. ^^

When I was a child, my parents had a morning star hanging on the wall. I was terrified of it being used as punishment, but of course it never left the hook and it was obviously fixed to the wall, I couldn't have gotten it down if I had tried. (For those of you thinking, oh my god, a medieval weapon in a child's grasp! - You can relax). If I did something bad, I was yelled at and punished by having extra chores, having to clean up what I had done, ground me, no tv/dessert, the usual stuff, etc. If what I did was really bad, I would get a couple of hits (NOT HARD) across the backside with a belt. (A thick one - it stung a little but not for long). I'm a 26 year old adult now and I appreciate that my parents only resorted to the belt when it was necessary, and I also realise the world of good it's done me. I was more scared of the pain as a child, even though it wasn't much at all, but now I realise what really made me behave was the humiliation of being punished, especially in public. It never left a mark (maybe a red spot for a few minutes - no big deal, kids hurt themselves all the time, what's a very temporary red spot going to do when they've got skinned knees, hands and elbows, bruised shins, etc? Obviously people have their own opinions and some of them are well reasoned and thought out. That's my two cents. If your child has a bruise or mark that lasts, or can't sit down, or you hit them ANYWHERE but the bottom, then shame on you as a parent in my view.

that sounds wrong... I meant draw on the wall. lol.

Sorry, Goob, but you are not dealing with the realities of children. I raised a daughter and used spanking VERY rarely. At those times, it was the only thing that worked. Usually, time-outs and denying privileges would correct bad behavior, but sometimes a single, bare-handed swat on the butt was needed. Invariably, after things settled down, my daughter would apologize and tell me she loved me and I'd hug her and tell her I loved her. If anything, the infrequent spank would bring us closer together. The line between discipline and abuse isn't as thin as it might appear. Unless you fly into a rage easily or are often drunk or high, you should have the judgment to tell the difference.

A slap on the ass isn't "abuse" - Maybe you got abused as a kid and got your bum kicked all the time but a firm [not super hard] slap on the ass is far from the same thing.

Abuse and spanking are 2 totally different things. I realize why you'd be so against spanking if you grew up in an abusive home but they're not at all the same. When I was young I was spanked ONE time and that was it. We knew not to act up and I don't think spanking is really necessary usually but you're associating it with abuse and that's a whole other story.

Too long, didnt read

And they say literacy is on the decline....

So, I was abused as a child. And I still believe in spanking. And note that I said spanking...NOT abusing. Children need to know that things are wrong, spanking does that and then they are less likely to do it again. All 9 of my brothers and sisters were spanked. We are all doing fine and none of us are in jail :). Nor are any of us preaching that psycho babble about "stop the spankins!". :). Good day

Nice

@Goobian Sharpie doesn't usually wash off walls to begin with but many paints can not be washed. It is possible that the OP thought of that but knows that it would be futile. So in your mind should the kids punishment be to paint the walls? If that's the case than how do you justify exposing the kid to paint fumes which are not good for adults to be around let alone children?

Sir, you need to calm down.

To put this simply ur an idiot for saying spanking is abuse.IF YOU LOOK IT UP MORON IT SAYS THAT SPANKING IS NOT ABUSE GET UR FACTS STRAIGHT BEFORE U SAY SOMETHING!!!!!!!

you shouldn't have done something to make your grandfather pissed enough to hit you

A slap on the ass isn't injuring children, sorry - If you go into it with the intent to slap a kid as hard as you possibly can, maybe. . .But than it's apparent you don't understand how a spanking works. It's a mild tap, just enough for a sting but not enough for it to last more than a minute. It's a solid punishment, if you do it properly and don't cross the line into overuse or abuse [which is a line that is a lot harder to cross than most people think].

Right 87, because a swat on the bottom is the equivalent of a beating. I can't wait to see how your kids will grow up.