tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post116914668354740922..comments2024-02-19T09:57:54.701-08:00Comments on The Angry Dad: California proposes spanking banGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16032672334544228703noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-1172326870529621802007-02-24T06:21:00.000-08:002007-02-24T06:21:00.000-08:00Hi, it's Emilia again.I have noticed too that many...Hi, it's Emilia again.<BR/><BR/>I have noticed too that many anti-spanking advocates admit to having given their children a swat in a moment of anger. Examples: Elizabeth Bauchner (columnist for an Ithaca newspaper), Katie Alison Granju (attachment parenting advocate), the Gentle Christian Mothers and so on. Well, then again, Jimmy Swaggart talked about the evils of adultery while patronizing a prostitute...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-1171926706658255332007-02-19T15:11:00.000-08:002007-02-19T15:11:00.000-08:00It is possible to keep a cat without using physica...It is possible to keep a cat without using physical force. I don't believe that it is possible to rear a kid without ever physical force. Even the anti-spanking zealots (who actually have kids) admit to using physical force.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16156601701199073003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-1171849701166583532007-02-18T17:48:00.000-08:002007-02-18T17:48:00.000-08:00The cat analogy is interesting.I have three cats, ...The cat analogy is interesting.<BR/><BR/>I have three cats, and sometimes it's necessay to resort to some kind of physical force to keep animals in line (that's why a shepherd brings a rod with him when he herds sheep). In any case, one of my cats developed the habit of jumping into the fridge when I opened it so that she could look for food. If I had shut the door on her accidentally, she would have immediately suffocated.<BR/><BR/>So one day I took a squirt bottle, and when she jumped into the fridge I shooed her out and squirted her full blast in the face with water. Now that's a spanking for a cat; we all know cats' great love affair with water.<BR/><BR/>The result? She never tried to get in the fridge again. The moral? If I love my cat enough to use physical force to keep her out of danger, don't I owe the same to my child?<BR/><BR/>Emilia Liz (emilializ@hotmail.com)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-1170747231876700042007-02-05T23:33:00.000-08:002007-02-05T23:33:00.000-08:00I happened accross your blog last year. yall still...I happened accross your blog last year. yall still havent settled this issue. i thought your wife was remarried. i feel bad for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-1169300153825832292007-01-20T05:35:00.000-08:002007-01-20T05:35:00.000-08:00George,I, too, think passing such a law is ridicul...George,<BR/><BR/>I, too, think passing such a law is ridiculous. It really should be simple common sense not to hit a child under three. I agree with the professor that you quoted that spanking is fine, as long as it is used sparingly and doesn't escalate.<BR/><BR/>As for parenting classes, though, in some cases, they can be extremely effective. As a social worker, I've taught parenting classes-some classes that were particularly aimed at fathers, although none of them were court-mandated. I've had people tell me that they got some good tips and ideas from my classes. I think a lot of it depends on the frame of mind in which a person enters classes.<BR/><BR/>It's a shame that many of those doing court work are not experienced parents themselves, although I really don't think being gay makes a difference, as long as he's a parent. As a parent, I really think it could make a difference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com