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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Encounters at Boarding School in the 1960s12
We then went to the prefect’s room where Miranda, who hated both Julie and me, was sitting. As soon...
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Corporal Punishment An Abuse of Trust6
There were and are other ways of dealing with events such as that described. Not everything needs the police...
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Should unlawful incidents of school CP be taken to the Courts8
(2)Subject to subsection (3) below, references in this section to giving corporal punishment are references to doing anything for...
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Corporal Punishment Cane or Otherwise11
If I could avoid her finding out about the detention, I’d willingly take the detention – but if she...
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Punishment in Instalments21
i also remember one time when a boy at my school was hauled up in front of assembly for...
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Remembrance5
Finally, Aunt Nancy concluded her lecture by informing her nephew that he is to be spanked and begins to...
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Caned by the Senior Mistress5
I stood close to the door, trying to hear what was happening, but I could only make out the...
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Mothers Spoon 1
Considering it hurt so much at the time, you may think it odd that I remember my Mother’s spanking...