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I wasn't disciplined by my parents. I learned what is right and wrong on my own. I have what you call a consience.
Interesting. I think everyone has one it's just that parents feel that they need to reinforce it in one way or another. Nice though you were never scolded or what not. You must've been a very well behaved child.
Well behaved + mature child
Seeing what they did to my siblings for being little brats. That is what kept me well behaved. And then i learned what is right and wrong on my own. I think my parents believe in letting their children develope their own viewpoints on things rather than inheriting theirs. So for the most part they just wanted us to decide what was right and wrong for ourselves.
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I use to get yelled at by my mother
and after she hits me with a belt which Spanish mother do
She would restrict me if i look , speak or act the wrong way.
I didn't get many physical beatings. Mostly because I didn't react the way my parents wanted. I never cried. The verbal abuse was much worse. Words hurt me more than anything and once my parents figured that, it was open season.
I'll take all of the above for 5 hundred Alex.
The justified punishments I've gotten don't have anything to do with me not liking my parents sometimes. They stem from something else entirely.
None of those but that's cause as a kid I was really innocent and wouldn't dare to go against the rules.
Wow you're like YourFutureEx
I got belted a lot, I wasn't a bad kid but I couldn't control my bladder when I was 5 and I've done selfish things as a child
You were belted because you couldn't control your bladder? I was punished for doing things like lying or other misdemeanors
Yea well I guess it makes sense since I was messing up the furniture
All of the above. It all depends on what I did wrong, but I never got my ass whooped every time I did something bad. My dad would mix it up and say no video games or TV for two weeks or make me write "I will not do _______ again" 500 times.
Oh cool :)
Yeah
Lectured, screamed at, my mom would cry and Dad would say, 'Look, you made yur mother cry.
Never spanked, belted, etc. Not as a kid.
All of the above in varying degrees.. Most were acceptable in my generation.. Not now though..
After a certain age, it's no longer acceptable to reprimand someone in that way
You asked about my childhood.. Not my adulthood. As a child it was acceptable. At any child age. I'm 47, long time ago. Times have changed. You wouldn't know how it was back then given your age. I'm referring to the past, not present beliefs.
I mean I agree with you. It's okay when one is a child but no longer when he/she is an adult
Some of the above are not ok at any age. But yes., agree
my parents disciplined me with belt/thick wooden ruler/kneeling down on rocks, slapped and so on.. but am glad
Did it sting and did it leave red marks
@Jamieboo23 for a few hours yea
Yea me 2 I got the paddle I stings and burns
I wasn't. I got to do what I wanted to do, and they would tell me if I did something wrong - but I rarely did. So all in all I have never been disciplined in any way.
I don't really remember how I was disciplined. Can't remember a lot of things from my past, but I'm trying to remember. :/
Oh what happened?
Did you not read, I said I couldn't remember. XD
Whoops right haha well I hope you retrieve your memory back :)
I used to get spankings when I was younger and then as I got older I would just get grounded. I don't know why but I always looked at spanking as child abuse.
Spanked, time outs, grounded, things were taken away from me. I turned out fine
All the above plus more. My older sisters along with my parents raised me and their disciplining styles were all over the place.
How did that work out for you?
Spanked and yelled at. I actually hated yelling much more than being spanked. Still hate it till today when someone yells at me.
Same
What a shame. Hopefully the spanking didn't flatten your rear.
@martyfellow
What?
What you spanked with
My punishment: suffer the consequences of my mistakes, or psychological pain.
My parents never did any of those to me. I don't actually remember them discipling me, except maybe yelling occasionally.
All of the above. Mouth washed out with soap was the worst.
I thought that was just an expression not a real punishment
Lol, I got it washed out With bar soap. It taste so bad and everything taste soapy for a day or two
I can't imagine how nasty that must have been for your taste buds
My Grandma was the best at this. I liked to swear as a kid (still do as an adult, lot of good that soap did) and she would put it in my mouth, if it was a really bad word or words, I would have to bite down
Oh gosh. I could never curse again if I were you. Lesson learned
Lol, soap is and an acquired taste
@smilesarenice wtf? that's hazardous to your body, is she stupid?
I wouldn't say stupid. She lived in the era of, "thats how it was done in my day so thats how I will do it" She had worth intentions, just executed in a unhealthy manner. I hold no resentment towards her. All any person can do is their best and be able to say when they are wrong.
I think I was restricted for the most part. I can't recall exactly my parents' punishment parenting.
Cool. I think being restricted and grounded are the most common forms of discipline