I grew up this way too. 90’s kid. My parent was proud he didn’t use the kneeling on rice thing, like his mother did, but I’ve definitely had to pick my own switch out of the woods to get beat with.
I don’t hit my kid, ever, shockingly, he is respectful and trusts me. Who knew.
Maybe where you grew up, but I grew up in the 80s and 90s, and that sort of thing was unheard of. And very much considered completely and utterly unacceptable.
Thanks man, don’t worry about it. It was a long time ago and I left that place and never looked back. I think a lot of it has to do with how much money your family had. I grew up super poor and never had a stable place to live and my parents took a lot of their frustrations out on my siblings and myself. Mostly me as the oldest of five children. I know I went through more than most people, but I’ve traveled around the country and most people I’ve met had some kind of parental corporal punishment.
I have had friends who lived in middle class and upper middle class families and it was a completely different environment from what I was used to. I also grew up in a poor red state and a lot of what people believe there was completely backwards and probably still is.
No worries dude, I’m glad most people have pretty much given up that style of parenting. Spanking and abuse was still pretty common in the 90s though.
I grew up this way too. 90’s kid. My parent was proud he didn’t use the kneeling on rice thing, like his mother did, but I’ve definitely had to pick my own switch out of the woods to get beat with.
I don’t hit my kid, ever, shockingly, he is respectful and trusts me. Who knew.
Maybe where you grew up, but I grew up in the 80s and 90s, and that sort of thing was unheard of. And very much considered completely and utterly unacceptable.
I’m sorry that’s not how you grew up.
Thanks man, don’t worry about it. It was a long time ago and I left that place and never looked back. I think a lot of it has to do with how much money your family had. I grew up super poor and never had a stable place to live and my parents took a lot of their frustrations out on my siblings and myself. Mostly me as the oldest of five children. I know I went through more than most people, but I’ve traveled around the country and most people I’ve met had some kind of parental corporal punishment.
I have had friends who lived in middle class and upper middle class families and it was a completely different environment from what I was used to. I also grew up in a poor red state and a lot of what people believe there was completely backwards and probably still is.