FOLLOW UP: Texas Woman Sentenced For Spanking Her Kid

Yesterday I wrote a blog about a woman who had been SENTENCED FOR SPANKING HER CHILD. I was completely blown away at the feedback we got on this subject after we shared it to facebook. Our listeners really rallied and showed their true feelings on the subject.

Being a parent and AND having been an unruly teenager, I can now respect the fact that my father disciplined me (and my two brothers) the way he did. Being a single father is hard enough, but to have three boys (and mischievous ones at that) is enough to make a dad lose it. And, sometimes he did, but I know now that it is exactly what I needed.

I think that children today are headed for some real trouble with the coddling that parents do TO them.

The fact that you aren't suppose to spank your kids and everyone get's a trophy are ideas that are completely foreign and (I feel) destructive to bettering oneself. My personal thought is, If you are misbehaving as a child - you deserved a spanking (not a beating). If you aren't the winner, No Trophy For You! At least you get a "snowcone" and a pizza party at the end of the year, work hard and maybe next season you can walk away with one.

The response we got to this post was amazing and really made me think. Parenting shouldn't be about being your kid's friend, but being someone that prepares them for the reality of life and that sometimes LIFE HURTS.

I would like to showcase some (a small number) of the responses we got to this post:

I really enjoyed reading all of the feedback we received on this subject. Our feedback was overwhelmingly in support people being able to spank their children. I'm sure there are people who feel strongly about not spanking your children, and I would love to read your feedback as well. If you feel it is wrong or unnecessary to spank children, please share that, why you feel that way and how you reprimand your child.