Yes all the time

No, other than an occasional swat on the bucket, which had good padding. I think they did an excellent job raising me, and I thank their memory every day.
MAGA! FAFO! Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder.

I don't think anyone deserves being hit.
Sad that only 17/20 have not been hit. Maybe that is the reason why this site is the way it is?

A slap when I deserved it. I know I'm one of the lucky ones and appreciate my childhood.

Rarely, maybe three times in my entire childhood.
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Yikes. Sorry you had to go through that, though it seems that you turned out okay. Good luck on your degree.
MAGA! FAFO! Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder.

Very honest and poignant post. I applaud you.
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There's the difference between being punishing for doing something bad (a proper way to discipline kids under 18) and being abused violently.
I did stupid **** in the past I did get spanked or grounded, which I understood why they'd do that. But, I did get abused by my mother's ex husband (not my father, but my sister's father) occasionally. He even did the same to my sister and my mom. He mistreated all three of us, even though there were times he was a cool person. He did fool Mom and my sister, but he couldn't fool me so he knew I was basically a threat to him because I wasn't a stupid one. I prayed every day that Mom would divorce him for several years and my prayer has been answered when I was 13 when I finally get away from him. Fast forward six years later, he was there when I graduated from high school, he was there for me. Then I found out he asked my sister to take a trip with him to the different state to spend time with his family (they were awesome) and apparently, she got scared she asked him to take me with them (I doubt he was happy about that, but he obliged). So long story short, he never changed. He still treated me like ****. He wasn't as harsh to my sister, but yeah. She did go with him several years ago for thanksgiving without me, which had me worrying about her and I better not see her come home with bruises. Thankfully, he didn't lay a finger on her…..at least, that's what she said. That one time, I remember one of his relatives told me to be nicer to him. Oooh! That nerve. I'm sorry, but I won't do that.
I have a confession. I did try to kill him, twice.
I was tired of him doing the same **** over and over again. Mom's divorce with him saved me from having a criminal record. Thinking back, I was disgusted with what I attempted to do. Sigh….Good thing I didn't do that because here I am, being a responsible adult who is working on getting the bachelor's degree in Computer Science in the university and work almost 40 hours a week with a house under me with my roommate.
I hope a bear throw a book at you, moon at you, and do a tap dance wearing a thong and leather boots.

That's why I didn't have kids.
Heres something that makes so much sense, the writing on the screen and the video

Yes
Well, this is a tomb. I'll make them feel at home

It wasn't an easy thing to go through, but I survived it. The good thing is now that I'm older, it's become more and more something that's in my distant past. So it's true that time can and does heal deep old wounds.
You've seen Guy Standeven in something because the man was in everything.

I'm very sorry that you had to go through all of that.
"Your emotional state is not my responsibility." – Warren Smith

Excellent.
MAGA! FAFO! Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder.

I'm still going and I'm still here. The way I see it that guy only broke some of my bones, but he didn't break my spirit.
You've seen Guy Standeven in something because the man was in everything.

Wow. That is sad. Sorry you had to go through that. The only thing you can do now is to try not to think about it. BTW, you seem okay to me.
MAGA! FAFO! Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder.

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Whenever I see stories about children being hurt by a violent lowlife i always wish for them to get a taste of their own medicine
Confucius

Yeah, I was very fortunate that I was taken away from that man before he could do any additional serious harm to me.
You've seen Guy Standeven in something because the man was in everything.

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Thank God you were taken away from your mother's violent husband. If she would have stayed with him you might not be here today
What a cowardly lowlife doing that to a child
Confucius

My brother looked more like him than I did. That's how he figured it out.
You've seen Guy Standeven in something because the man was in everything.

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My adoptive parents treated both me and my brother with real love and kindness. Sadly, my adoptive father died of cancer when I was just a little boy, so my younger brother, older sister, and myself were raised by my mother who's still alive.
I never had any contact with my original parents. My biological mother has since died and I have no idea about the identity of my biological father since he was some guy my biological mother had a fling with behind her husband's back.
You've seen Guy Standeven in something because the man was in everything.

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My biological father broke my right arm and several ribs on my right side right after my younger brother was born. He came to the awful realization that I wasn't his son; my biological mom cheated on him behind his back with another man who knocked her up and she tried to pass me off as his son which worked until my brother was born. My biological mom called the police on him for what he did to me. They were deemed by the authorities unfit to be parents. My brother and myself were subsequently made wards of the state. We were both adopted by the same family. I live with this every day of my life because I have to. I'm alive and I just gotta live with it. And I do. Every last day of my life I live with it and that's that.
You've seen Guy Standeven in something because the man was in everything.

There is a difference between "getting hit," "getting a beating," and "getting a spank" (and even that varies, whether it's done over clothing, or on bare flesh, and just how hard and how many times).
In many southern states, they'll CASUALLY use the term "get a whoopin'" or "get a beatin'" but what they really mean is a "spanking."
Some of us have received actual "beatings." The kind that involve serious damage. The physical signs may eventually heal, but the psychological scars don't always go away. They do for many, but for some, they can last a lifetime.
No child should ever be struck. I don't have kids (and always knew I never wanted them), but in my opinion, other than a single swat on the butt over clothes IF the child is in danger of getting hurt and you need to get their swift and immediate attention, there's no reason to strike a child. Parents are there to protect, guide, and teach.
Discipline is vital. Structure is vital. Learning consequences is vital. But beating the snot out of your kids, the breeders who do that need a little taste of metal in the back of their throat. Like Nettie pointed out, I also have zero tolerance for that behaviour.
"Your emotional state is not my responsibility." – Warren Smith