Post by Bick on Apr 26, 2019 8:46:38 GMT -8
I've been with the same core group of guys playing fantasy football since 1985, so incidents involving NFL players often populate my news feeds. This recent case involving Tyreek Hill and what most everyone I associate with would consider blatant child abuse, has prompted some discussion about the root cause of the mentality that makes this behavior even remotely acceptable.
Having grown up in the 60's and attended a parochial elementary school, I am more than fully aware of what corporal punishment looks and feels like. "Spare the rod, spoil the child" was probably written in stone somewhere as we entered school. Frankly, I was OK with it. Yeah, we were taught to fear God, but as a grade-schooler, I feared the principal, Sister Mary Swat Your Ass, and my dad more back then.
My question is, what is it that would cause corporal punishment to cross over into clear "abuse" as defined back then, and what makes single parenting more likely to result in abusive behavior? It seems to me, those that engage in it really think it's OK, and they're doing right by the kid.
Having grown up in the 60's and attended a parochial elementary school, I am more than fully aware of what corporal punishment looks and feels like. "Spare the rod, spoil the child" was probably written in stone somewhere as we entered school. Frankly, I was OK with it. Yeah, we were taught to fear God, but as a grade-schooler, I feared the principal, Sister Mary Swat Your Ass, and my dad more back then.
My question is, what is it that would cause corporal punishment to cross over into clear "abuse" as defined back then, and what makes single parenting more likely to result in abusive behavior? It seems to me, those that engage in it really think it's OK, and they're doing right by the kid.
