hitting

Anon: “Spankings do for a child’s development what fistfights between spouses do for a marriage.”
There is never a reason to hit a child.  I have no tolerance for those who hit children.  I won’t stand by and watch a man hit his wife, and I won’t stand and watch someone hit an innocent child.
When my oldest [...]

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daytime curfews

A small town in our metro area just passed a daytime curfew for all children of school age.  Supposedly this was done to prevent kids from skipping school.  The town’s highschool has one or two regular truants.  There are roughly 20 children absent from all schools on any given day, including all of the children with [...]

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don’t worry, be happy…

It was one of those days when I had so many errands that had to get done and tired, cranky kids to go with me.  I wasn’t looking forward to it.  Tired, cranky children usually result in overstimulated children who melt down.  We were in JoAnn’s to pick up some supplies.  We always spend way [...]

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Play Nice

Play Nice
by Simon Rich August 4, 2008

If adults were subjected to the same indignities as children . . .

 PARTY
Zoe: Dad, I’m throwing a party tonight, so you’ll have to stay in your room. Don’t worry, though—one of my friends brought over his father for you to play with. His name is Comptroller Brooks and [...]

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