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Originally posted by Haus
I'm 17 so of course not, but it's pretty easy to know that people willing to abuse their children shouldn't have any
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There's a difference between "discipline" and "abuse", and we see "discipline" differently. Now, I will raise my child as best as I can, but I know the outside world and even some things I might say or how I behave may affect him in a negative fashion. I will try my best to not let it get to a point that it's beyond unacceptable behavior, but if my child acts out in such a fashion that it's poisoning his mind, I will have to do what needs to be done. If I do it once, that's as many times as I need to do it, because my child will know not to do wrong things or a spanking will be in order. Do it too many times (like some parents) and that will do more harm than good, but do it once and you've set the bar.