Ever realize everything you do: the talking, the sitting them down, telling them what you expect, etc. are the ONLY parts that matter so why would you hit them?! Its sick and demented. Do you hit your spouse after sitting them down to talk about something? NO!

You know that rod was a guiding tool not a beating tool right? You're misinterpreting it. Shepards don't go around beating their flock.

No there isn't. I've studied this subject for YEARS, there are not countless studies supporting spanking. Those parents you speak of clearly don't discipline in other fashions if that is truly what you see, but more than likely, your story, like thousands I've encountered before isn't fully truthful. You only say that…

Physical abuse under the false name of "discipline" is the same as hazing. Many of those who were sujected to it want to inflict it on the powerless below them. They want to take revenge or take out their frustrations. But they don't take it out on the people who hurt them, they take it out on the powerless who…

One of the details that is really annoying me the most about this fucking horrible national Adrian Peterson conversation right now is this term "whooping." (Or "whupping" or however you want to spell it.) This is a euphemism that sounds like more of a friendly and familiar word than what this abuse really is, right?…

That's cool, there's still a bunch of people that believe the world is flat and they don't listen to scientists either.

The reason "getting into a fight" is a consequence in life is because assholes like you raise your children to think that hitting is an appropriate response to conflict. Do you not understand that you are reinforcing violent behavior when you hit your kids? It also ignores the hundreds studies by psychologist and…

Are you for real? You're actually going to try and argue that a timeout is emotionally painful and traumatic? There are mountains of evidence showing the damage that physical punishment has on children over the course of their lives whereas there's literally no evidence that a timeout causes lasting harm to a child.

Yeah, exactly. I've mentioned a few times in the last couple days my dad used to use his belt as a discipline tool, but what I haven't mentioned yet is a talk we had that I still remember very vividly when I was like 6 or something.

Fine I'll rephrase:

Cool, so if you or your wife fuck up are you also OK with catching a beating? Or does your violence policy only extend to people too small to fight back?

You and your wife are shitty parents. If you're not capable of disciplining a child without hitting them you are a failure as a parent. Full Stop. There is never a reason to hit a kid. The only thing you teach them is that adults apparently solve problems through violence.

One of the reasons this was so powerful is CC is always talking about how much he loves and respects his mom. It's a weekly occurance. Definitely makes his adamant "She was wrong" statement that much more potent.

It was amazing, and heartfelt, and honest...and then Ditka started to talk.

Take him off the doggone field. Because you know what? As a man, that's the only thing we really respect. We don't respect no women, we don't respect no kids. The only thing Roger and them do—take him off the field, because they respect that.

When did we become a nation that just didn't give a shit about science? Every peer-reviewed journal article I have ever read, and I teach Sociology of Gender and Family, has unequivocally found that striking a child leads to poorer outcomes across the board. This is one of the most consistent findings in the history…

I think that you being an advocate for child abuse pretty much shows you actually didn't turn out so well and indeed have "issues".

That's kind of sad for you since many people turned out perfectly fine and didn't require spankings and cleaning agents in their mouths.

Yes but...I think this shows us how the abused cope with being abused. It's important to note that all of these guys said that getting beat was the norm for them and that in some way it 'made them who they are today'. That is likely untrue, but they BELIEVE it's true. Peterson is likely coming from the same mindset.…

I respect and actually enjoy Chris Carter's analysis, especially his thoughts on this. Whupping a child imo, doesn't really have a positive effect on Children. Especially 4 year olds who have none/or very little cognitive ability.