frye@cuuxa.UUCP (frye) (09/05/85)
The reason kids are spanked on the butt has nothing to do with
anything except the fact that there aren't enough nerves there
to make it cruelly painful. It has nothing to do with degrading
or humiliating the child.
Who was it (Ray Frank??) who said every spanking he got he had
coming? I can tell you the same story except for one variation.
I got spanked a few times when I didn't have one coming. But,
those only made up for the times I had it coming and got missed
somehow(8-). My ol' man had a theory that he operated on. He
figured that, if I wanted to do something mean, he'd show me
what mean felt like on the receiving end. Also, he figured he
couldn't make me do some things but, he figured he could make
me wish I had done them. He was right.
Looking back, I can only think of one time I ever "whipped" my
Mom and Dad. (They were of very similar mind.) That was over
Vacation Bible School. There was no way I was gonna sit and
listen to that old jackass of a preacher (who didn't like kids
anyway) preach fire and brimstone at the top of his lungs. Not
on my summer vacation I wasn't. After one kid threw a rock at
the old, bow leeged, buzzard the subject got dropped(8-).
Now I'm sort of a pagan, but I love people. I even
have a few idols. Like Barbra Mandrel (who needs
Madonna)(8-). But, I don't go out of my way to make
people miserable. I like seeing people happy. Part
of that is because my folks showed me I could be
unhappy if my butt hurt. They always told me why
my butt was sore though. Explanations help people
('specially kids) understand.
Most kids will never need their tails warmed. Just a few will.
Some parents, however, need their asses skinned.
I don't have any kids, I just remember (always did have a good
memory) being a little boy who went too far a few times and had
to "pay for it". It did smarten me up some. If I ever do have
kids, I'll want to be a friend and a parent. I just think every-
thing will work out better that way.
Any "little squeezer" who likes puppies can't be too bad a kid.
Regards,
Tom Frye