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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Outside the Heads Office11
Suffice it to say, that I had never before, and have never since, experienced such an excruciating intensity...
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Old School Thoughts on Discipline5
In retrospect, the latter possibly suffered from Tourette’s, which of course wasn’t recognised back in the mid-nineteen sixties. On...
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Over the edge21
“Legs, Laura!” said Mum – a clear warning to hold still. I managed this for one solitary whack before...
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The Cane in UK Schools81
A patrolling prefect found us there, presumed that we were smoking, and sent us to the headmaster. He beat...
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What kind of offences did you get caned for3
many people in my days at school got caned (and at home also). My older brother and (more) older...
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Double the Slipper10
She also did not spank in her usual group of 12 swats. I don’t know how many I got,...
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Punished for Bad School Report8
At my school it was a system. Punishments were ordered in writing, signed and dated by the teacher, and...
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The High Price of Stealing25
When this was done, she turned the boy around, so that he faced towards the couch, and lifted the...