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Originally posted by Paladin2000:
For all the single guys/gals out there, all I can say is .... "wait till you have kids and have them drive you nuts."
Then see if you are able to control your temper by not spanking (or hitting) them even once.
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Why do you assume that the people who are anti-spanking have no children and the ones that are pro-spanking do? Johnny argues for spanking, yet to my knowledge is not raising children (correct me if I'm wrong Johnny!!) and there are also plenty of families in which the parents do not spank on principle. Also, you suggest people who spank their children do so because they "cannot control their tempers". Yet I've seen many people argue for spanking as a punishment, but only doing it AFTER THEY'VE COOLED DOWN. They agreed that hitting a child out of frustration is wrong, and the spanking should be applied cool-headedly.
So the "wait till you have kids of your own" argument doesn't hold water, nor does the uncontrollable temper one.
I'm not gonna get too mixed up in this can of worms any further, BTW, the last debate on it is still very fresh in my mind.
[ 08-10-2003, 12:44 PM: Message edited by: Melusine ]