They do not realize that yelling at the top of their adult voices, red in the face threatening to belt the living daylights out of a 4’elf is er … in this day and age…kind of …embarrassing?They’ve already got half a dozen abolitionists quietly considering an urgent speed dial to Social Services, the Community Domestic Violence Police Unit. They’ve already got people sneakily photographing their bullying on digi cams and mobile phones from behind stacks in readiness for the court case. The Superette Manager and assistants are anxiously frowning in the direction of the disturbance, plain clothes store personnel are moving into the “zone”.The parent is 100%unaware of this and 100% convinced of their inalienable right to behave like this. That it could possibly upset anyone is beyond their imagination. And if it does then there’s the usual remedy, threats, lying, accusations, manipulation, counter false allegations.
Characteristics of some smacking parents3
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Stealing Grandmothers Cookies1
This happened one summer – I was on vacation at my grandparents’ farm. It was a rainy day, so...
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Discipline at School4
The ‘Mixed’ school that I attended in north London caned both boys and girls for breaches of discipline. I...
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Caning from of the Times13
Mr. Evans, in his defence, denied liability, and said that it was a term of the contract between himself...
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My first school caning2
I have to wonder though what was going through a teacher’s mind while he was inspecting a boy’s bent...
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Outdoor School Corporal Punishment7
As myself and the rest of the boys emerged from the dressing room the games master was giving 3...
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Caning from of the Times2
The headmaster explained to her that the rules of the school required that any boy committing certain grave offences...
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Caned by the Prefect26
Raise your trousers and go,’ was Malcolm’s dismissal. I’m sure there was lot less pain involved in that dismissal...
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A Trip to the Head3
I didn’t dare tell Mrs. Davenport the truth — I simply nodded when she wrote me down for a...