Yup, it's much different. It's also obvious to me that BringerofthePain did not have that fear, so she is unable to understand my point. Some children are simply just more sensitive to physical punishment, too. It can create a shy, withdrawn child, which is a type of behavioral deviation. Shyness in a child will often…

Precisely, thank you.

What do you mean by too-ethnic white people?

So then I guess I'm asking you that if children will act the same regardless of being physically punished, what's the point in hurting them?

But I wasn't talking about discipline, I was talking about spanking.

It's superfluous. And of course we aren't pointing fingers at spanking, but I just don't see the point if you can get the same results without pain and fear.

I'm sorry but you've deviated from my entire original point. And YES, I do think that very young children would think that their parents are doing mean THINGS, but wouldn't describe them as mean people at any given time. Do you understand the difference? This wasn't what I wanted to even get into a discussion about.…

"The Nina Simone"

I think, regardless of race, children will act like asses whether or not they're being spanked.

I was referring to myself at a young age. Thinking your mom is mean and scary when you're 3 - 5 years old is not normal. And by mean, I meant that I was afraid of them and I didn't trust them as much as I could have.

"When I'm in public and a white kid is acting an ass in front of or to their parents, we naturally assume that that kid isn't getting spanked."

I know a lot of people may be saying, "yeah, so what? My mom spanked me and I'm totally fine." No one is FINE and void of problems. I was spanked, and although I love my parents now, I wouldn't say I'm just fine and that I didn't think my parents were mean when I was young. Of course I'm also not blaming any problems…

When I was 13, I was sitting in Spanish class on my first or second day of my period (it was really heavy). I felt like it might have been getting close to the time when I should change my pad, but I was afraid to excuse myself to go to the bathroom because I was waiting for my name to be called at random to give a…

Thank you for the LOL.

Also, Jumanji and Virgin Suicides! :) But I do love Eternal Sunshine as well.

I think that's what he's getting at. Facepalm.

Yeah, exactly! That is the best way to relay your feelings. "I didn't like it when you _______, because it made me feel _______."

As a Montessori guide, I think that telling your child that they are annoying that day is borderline acceptable, and the other two are downright unacceptable. You should never pass blame to a child. In that situation, I'd tell the child why I am FEELING annoyed. You really have no idea what sort of subtleties will…

*wolf whistle*

Is it just me or is Halloween candy just more expensive?