This really breaks my heart. Did I read correctly that the dad was quoted as saying 3 months old is an appropriate age to start spanking with a literal rod. This is sick. I have some bad business of abuse from my past but the idea that ANYONE could wrap their mind around that young of using physical infliction of pain to yield a behavior change... I'm ... I'm not sure at all what to think of that. I too had to pray for courage to spank in the name of Christianity. Oddly enough my own faith started to suffer greatly around that time
I also agree that laws don't stop people. But maybe this sort of extreme story *will* make people second guess their approach in any discipline situation.
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Annie
...like the orphan
A career student at
'God Is Still Growing Me' Techincal College
Jointly enrolled at 'Amen To That' University
My husband is active duty Army. We had three kids in thirty one months. Fortunately I've kept them all alive and mostly healthy
Even the stressful days are blessings and/or struggles that we've overcome!
The next generation of perpetually in progress humans:
Darrell(Dec2006)
Jonas(April2008)
Katie(July2009)