My son was

in public school. I went to pick him up one day and his teacher pulled

me aside making the comment that "he said you smacked him with a

spoon." She saw a bruise on his hind end, and asked him about it.

To answer your question, yes, I did spank him with a spoon (the only time

I have...so far)...because, out of anger, he took a metal based window

screen and slammed it down on his 3 year younger sister's head. Not only

did she bleed, and not only does she have a scar, but my son ran away

from me. I had to chase him for about 10 minutes to get him. He fought

me tooth and nail when I was going to spank him. However, if I really

wanted to hurt him, I would not have been so careful to only spank his

butt. I constantly fought to move his legs and arms out of the way.

When I finally

got his butt, I got it good. Let me tell you, I am a sociology major,

with a minor in psychology. I know first hand what DFACS, the school system,

and others are "looking" for, but there are some things that

are so obvious to abuse, and there are some people that are in the system

which are so stupid to what is real abuse, and what is a spanking.

If you can,

maybe you should homeschool your children. Who knows when they may fall

down the stairs, or hit their back on a coffee table...and you end up

with a call from the school..with DFACS already there, ready to take your

baby. What are you going to say? What is your child going to say? They

have wonderful stories to tell...

Andi McGee

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