djchameleon

yeah terrible twos is the phase where they will really test you and that is the important stage where you establish boundaries and what not

yeah I hear that too but I have such pretty names picked out for girls already.

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RandyMarsh

This is so true and it's not just the terrible twos.


I don't have kids but I have a feeling NOBODY who is against the physical discipline on this forum has kids either. And I think they'll get a shock when they do have them just how hard it is to keep them under control.

Freebase Dali

Hot saucing a kid here in Louisiana would be considered a prelude to dinner.

zachsd

Having girl siblings I'd have to say this is true. It's much more difficult for girls in their preteens and teens than for boys, in my opinion. A lot more peer pressure and stress in general.

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Bloozcrooz

Ill give you cajuns that besides the fact Tab benoit is from there. One more thing yall got right was your ability to spice up your food. Some of the best cooking ive ever had the pleasure of sampling was in Louisiana. Your roads however are not up to par in the least..lol. Not to mention the ones that are surrounded by swamp on either side and have signs that say (do not pull over or exit vehicle at night because of alligators) But your food is awesome!!

Freebase Dali

Yea, and whacked out hormones and irrational mood swings don't help.
I grew up with 4 sisters, was the only boy, and I was the middle kid.

I won't pretend that didn't suck. I can't imagine having to deal with that mess AND be responsible for it.

Freebase Dali

Thank you sir.
Yea I can't imagine losing our taste for cuisine. I lived elsewhere in the country (and out of it) long enough to feel confident in my measure of other tastes, and although I know it's a subjective thing, I think we have more of a right to act like it isn't.

And yea, the roads suck bad. It's funny, because if you're driving on the interstate from Louisiana to any other surrounding state, the moment you cross the state line, the pot holes and unevenness suddenly disappear and you're gliding on black top. Our state is notorious for crap roads.
As far as swamps, it largely depends on where you're at. Out in the sticks, yea, you may want to beware of some alligator. But the way we think, we'd rather beware of the game warden while we're capping us an alligator to take home and put his tail in the frying pan. hehe

Bloozcrooz

Ahh the infamous poacher I see..Ive actually had some alligator before at one of our local resturaunts. Their know for their cajun oriented delicacies. It wasnt bad I must say. Without over using the cliche it tasted like chicken line...it tasted like chicken. Just a little more rubbery type texture to it. As far as the poaching us native Texans dont know a thing about that...

djchameleon

You are right about that, the whole "don't have kids" part. I'm pretty good with kids because I'm like a big kid at times but i know that they can sometimes be trouble even for me who is viewed as like their friend. This is only through my experience from babysitting. I'm sure it will be a different case when it's my own child.

Ouch man. I've had the washing the mouth out with soap but never the hot saucing and that lady in the video was going a bit overboard. After the kid said he understood what he did was wrong and why he shouldn't do it she still hot sauced him.

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Fame, fortune, power, titties. People say these are the most crucial things in life, but you can have a pocket full o' gold and it doesn't mean sh*t if you don't have someone to share that gold with. Seems simple. Yet it's an important lesson to learn. Even lone wolves run in packs sometimes.

Guybrush

29 countries have outlawed corporal punishment, so it's not necessarily the norm. Here, it's illegal and rare. I don't see it or hear about it much except for stories in the news about crimes against children. Although I don't have kids of my own, I have 4 nephews who are raised without corporal punishment and they're great kids. I wasn't smacked, neither were my siblings. We haven't learned how to corporally punish and so I don't think it's much a part of our knee-jerk reaction to use it when a kid acts up.

So basically, several nations have abolished this practice and the amount of families that get by without it is pretty darn huge. Obviously, it is perfectly possible to raise kids without it and, as Janszoon pointed out, I don't think society here in Norway or Sweden suffers in any way from a lack of corporal punishment. I think it's something we benefit from.

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