MzAngel

I live in Australia and I swear those telemarketers are driving me crazy. Most of our call centre's have been moved over seas to india so you end up with someone who dosn't understand the english language who you know is reading from a script. You say no thanks and they ignore you and keep reading. AHHHHHH I've learn't to hang up whenever I get a 10 sec delay with that telltale international connecting call echo on the line.

which pic where you looking at?

And so people the moral of the story is ...... There once was a Red Indian who had only one testicle, and hose given name was 'One-stone'. He hated that name and asked everyone not to call him One-stone. After years and years of torment, One-Stone finally cracked and said, "If anyone calls me One-Stone again I will kill them!" The word got around and nobody called him that any more. Then one day a young woman named Blue Bird forgot and said, "Good Morning, One-Stone." He jumped up, grabbed her and took her deep into the forest where he made love to her all day and all night. He made love to her all the next day, until Blue Bird died from exhaustion. The word got around that One-Stone meant what he promised he would do. Years went by and no one dared call him by his given name until a woman named Yellow Bird returned to the village after being away. Yellow Bird, who was Blue Bird's cousin, was overjoyed when she saw One-Stone. She hugged him and said, "Good to see you, One-Stone." One stone grabbed her, took her deep into the forest, then he made love to her all day, made love to her all night, made love to her all the next day, made love to her all the next night, but Yellow Bird wouldn't die. What is the moral of this story?????........................... OH, Come on...take a guess!Think about it... (You're going to love this!) And the moral is... You can't kill two birds with one stone

FunnyDuddies - I just saw the pic of your kids, they are adorable I love your daughters hair

Quote: Originally Posted by MzAngel When I do spank it's one or two taps on the bottom, not so much to inflict pain, but more to get the message across. Some might say what's the point if they don't feel pain. I'd say that it happens so rarely that even that light tap is enough to convey the message that what they've done is wrong and unacceptable If you'd read my post you would of seen what the message is, What they've done is wrong and unacceptable. Up until now, I've not had to escalate further then the tap/smack on the bottom. My eldest is 9 and my children are extremely well behaved. I'd also like to add that I wasn't judging you on your methods, I was more upset by this comment Originally Posted by gadgetlady Most people here have expressed that they spank the other way -- out of control and in anger -- or that they were spanked in anger. Some think that's OK, and some don't. As a parent I don't like being told how to raise my kids, and if your method works for you then that's your choice. As long as your spanker dosn't leave marks then I don't neccessarily have a huge problem with it.

Actually, no one on this thread has expressed that they spank out of control and in anger. I certainly do not do it in anger, If I do feel that my temper is rising, I'll give myself a time out to calm down. I will try every other method (talking, taking away things etc) before I spank. When I do spank it's one or two taps on the bottom, not so much to inflict pain, but more to get the message across. Some might say what's the point if they don't feel pain. I'd say that it happens so rarely that even that light tap is enough to convey the message that what they've done is wrong and unacceptable.

Those darn smileys LOL, I meant I hope no one takes offence

Just putting this question out their, but those of us that have said we do spank have used examples on how we do this with out kids, I don't recall any examples of other methods from those that are against spanking. Is this becasue you don't have kids? I hope no one takes offese, just curious

There's a big diffrence between welts and bruising and a swat on the bottom which dosn't leave a mark..... I've tried the alternatives, and still do use them, I find they work much better now that the ultimate outcome is a spank. Trying to keep a child in the naughty corner with reasoning alone dosn't always work. If that child knows that if they don't stay in that corner, then they may get a smack...... the child will generally stay in the corner.

I have found with my children that the threat of is generally enough. I usually try talking to them, and punishing them in other ways (taking toys away, naughty corner etc) first. If all else fails then i generally tell them if that dosn't stop you'll get a smack, 9 out of 10 times it stops, if not then they do get a smack on the bottom. My older child who is turning 9 hasn't been smacked in over 3 yrs, I'm now able to reason with him better, but the younger one who is 4 still does occasionally get smacked. I do see a huge diffrence between smacking and hitting. To me smacking means one or two open palmed smacks to the bottom, hitting brings to mind fists going anywhere/everywhere and generally in anger. I definatley don't agree with hitting.

This was touched on in another thread and I wondered what everyone's opinion's where on the matter. I personally do spank my kids, if they've been really naughty or they have done something spank worthy. Then I see nothing wrong with a hand to the bottom. So come on all, tell me your opinion's on this matter.

You opened up a whole new can of worms with this comment, I'm gonna start a new thread on it

You must of missed my previous post where I stated that I no longer smoke and can't stand the smell of it due to pregnancy. You must of also missed the posts where I stated that I do agree with venue's either being totally smoke free or allowing smoke, that way the public is allowed to choose and no one has to be subjected to smoke if they don't want it. The last I checked I lived in a free country, so smokers should not be made to feel like the outcasts of society when there doing something that is totally legal. What got the fire going in my belly is years of comments such as "Don't you know it's bad for you" and "battery acid and ammonia" just to name a few. I will say it again, smokers are not dumb or stupid they know that it's not good for them, but like any addiction, smoking, over eating, drugs or alcohol it's an addiction.

It's funny you say that LOL, about a year ago I was on a flight from Australia to the UK, about 7 hrs into the flight I got that whiff of smoke and boy was I already craving a ciggie badly. I followed my nose and low and behold I found the secret room that all the flight attendents where smoking in LOL:roll: I turned on the charm and they let me into the room to have a few ciggies with them. It turned out the room was a cross between a staff room and a communal sleeping room.