At 7 years old your children haven't learned how to manipulate a seat belt button?...I always wore a seat belt to...I suppose I was just a very intelligent 7 year old. I thought all of them knew how to push a button.
I still believe there is a difference between beating and spanking your children. Would I use a belt? No I wouldn't, I do believe it is excessive. I'd only ever use my hand and that all that was ever used on me. I'm not really defending Incognito here as much as I'm trying to make people understand there is a difference between beating a child and spanking a child. And truly Incognito could have still not been that rough with it...we don't really know. He seems like a nice guy and I truly hope he stopped before leaving marks....although I still don't believe it was your place to say that your children will achieve more than his simply for this fact...its an uncalled for insult. We can have a debate without offending each other...thats the only reason I said you should apologize to him.
Truly I am glad you were not abused as a child. It seems several people in this thread were. As I said I was spanked and I do not have any bad feelings or memories or problems with relationships.
I will admit my parents were not perfect. My dad hasn't hugged me since I was a very little boy or told me he loves me which while I know he does it would be nice to hear it. Now I have to feel very close to somebody before I am able to have physical contact with them. Otherwise I feel uncomfortable. My mom is quite affectionate though...but I'm not saying my parents were perfect. I'm just saying I wasn't abused or beaten. I was spanked and only for the most severe cases....such as when I was able to operate a highly technical seat belt, turn the keep and pop it in drive...as I said though perhaps I was just a highly intelligent child.
I mean if I could play video games surely I can use a seat belt.
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