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>Dear Justin, > >In my opinion you got a raw deal. I know that Mr. >Simons expressed his adult-parental opinion that you >won't be late again and so the spanking was beneficial >if not outright deserved. I disagree. Parents (and >by extension uncles and etc.) ought to make sure that >kids know what behaviors are spankable offences before >they haul off and deliver one. I was spanked by >surprise before when I disobeyed a silly rule that I >had ignored in the past with no serious consequences. >I complained on the forum here and the outright >consensus if not unanimous agreement was that I >disobeyed and therefore deserved the spanking. I >don't see it that way. Kids don't think like adults >and hallelujah for that, but it means that they need >to have things explained even if, <i>especially if</i> >the parents think it obvious <i>to them</i>. >Otherwise to the kid the world seems unpredictable and >that's a terrible thing. The single most important >thing a parent has to teach their kids is that the >world is predictable, that if you do <i>that</i>, then ><i>this</i> will happen. Otherwise the kid goes >through life in terror that he's going to have >something bad happen to him at random as a surprise >and there's nothing he can do about it. Your mom >tells you to lower the volume of your music. You obey >and turn it down (I usually put on my headphones). >The next day your mom isn't home so you crank the >volume back up. She comes home early, hears the loud >music again and spanks you. How in the world are you >to suspect that it was against the rules to listen to >loud music even when you are home alone? There may >very well be a reason for that, the neighbors may >complain or your mom may be concerned for your hearing >loss, but <i>that needs to be explained >explicitly!</i> How do we let adults know that? I >haven't a clue. > >So... sorry you got a surprise spanking. At least it >wasn't with the belt. Small consolation, that, I >know, but it's all I can come up with. I wonder what >Roman kids got/get for doing what Romans do in Rome.
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