PSA:
Hitting children is wrong. Full stop.
If you can’t think of a better way to discipline a child, a tiny human who is smaller than you, you need to re-evaluate your approach.
There is NOTHING that a child, who is on the losing end of the power imbalance, can do that warrants striking them. Ever.
Children are an oppressed class of humans. They have no rights, very little protections, and they are among the most vulnerable. Many adults even argue that they don’t have the right to exist in public (which is a very anti-woman argument, but I digress). They are not property, they are people. Full human beings who are looking to you for guidance. You do not have a right to hit another human. It is illegal to strike another adult, so why is it OK to hit a child?
I will not argue with people who justify it. Ever. I have nothing to say to you.
There are some things in this world that are just too fucked up. Child abuse apologizm is one of them.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
bringin’ me back to sociology of childhood. children have no direct representative in government or academic fields. they have no political or social power. just don’t fucking hit children.
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thing I’ve learned from being a nanny,...kids are annoying
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last post on this about...differences between abuse
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soiscrewedmycompanions reblogged this from ilikelookingatnakedmen and added:
MOST importantly, people need to realize that no two kids are the same. The same punishments do not work, the same...
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I’m also a parent who will never hit my kids. Also, as someone who works in education, the idea that positive...
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Really? Do people actually think smacking a child...the same as abuse?
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I am officially done with this conversation, so all of you abuse apologists take note.
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I was spanked as a child. Only once was a wooden spoon involved(do not ask). All spankings were delivered to my bare...
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Just consulted the main parent of children in my life. I got this: I believe in smacking but only with a bare hand and...
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There are kids out there that are actually abused. Don’t you dare compare them to the kids throwing a fit in the store...
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I love how the experience of being a parent automatically outweighs the experience of being a child. Because obviously...
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whitethornwolf reblogged this from ilikelookingatnakedmen and added:
disagree about point 1, though i dont...kids myself. It doesnt change anything.
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kamidoodles reblogged this from ouyangdan and added:
the way i look at it, hitting a kid is just stupid. i mean, what, you don’t want kids to be assholes, yeah? so tell them...
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Both OYD and I have kids. I’ve never hit them and never will. It’s not necessary, honestly.
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I don’t really disagree with these comments, since I personally lean towards the “there are other ways to discipline a...
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The only thing hitting a child teaches them...will hurt them. Teaching
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No. This right here? This...exactly why our society...so...
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