RE: Children (and Everyone) Often Need Alternative Choices in Order to Correct Misbehavior
I grew up knowing spanking and getting yelled at as a punishment. The type where you'd play outside, get your knees skinned from falling down rollerblading, and then go home to get spanked for getting yourself injured (and rollerblading to begin with). It was a confusing time. My parents married just barely out of their teen years so I guess they didn't weren't the most patient people in the world. So I'd sneak about and try not to show whatever misbehavior I was doing. Needless to say, I'm a little on the messed up side now. And though they eventually learned to explain things, I guess it didn't help that the tone was still enough to make someone's ear bleed. Or that they do it in front of other people. Or they don't listen to my side "We're the parents, you're the kid". On a side note, adults forget that even when children are young, they do understand to a degree. Taking the time to explain what they did wrong in terms they'd understand could actually make a difference in how they act/cope as adults.
That's fucked up. How can parent even raise children in consciousness when they aren't too raised in consciousness themeslves. Few are actually raising anyone because they aren't developed enough themselves, only an adult body but lacking much psychological maturity to know right from wrong.
The authority of the ignorant. Appeal to authority, appeal to age "we're older we know best".
We're all pretty fucked up I guess lol. Thanks for the feedback.
They were kids themselves. Yeah, it was wrong but ah, what to do? They're my parents and they are trying to mellow down. In any case, it's actually pretty normal here for parents to be like that. Others have it worse and get punched or slapped. And school isn't any better. The "old school" teachers would throw a board eraser at a student or let them swallow their gum or chalk. No homework? Hands out so they could be slapped with a ruler or stick lol.
Totally xD
Sounds like the 1940s-60s schooling hehe. No more of that shit in North American schools.