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>>Were you spanked as a child if so by who ? > >Yes, I was. I was spanked mostly by my mom. A spanking >from dad was reserved for serious offense. I was also >spanked more rarely by my grandparents, my aunt, and >certain babysitters. > >>Do you attend church (its fine if not) ? > >No, my fiancée and I did not grow up religious. We >don’t currently go to to church and don’t plan to >once we have kids. We have agreed that we will take >them if they express an interest in going. > >>Are you stricter than your parents were? > >I don’t have kids yet so it’s hard to say. I think >my parents were awesome and I would like to be just as >strict as they were. However, I don’t plan on >spanking as often as they did. > >>Do you think society is slowing moving back towards >>supporting spanking as the main discipline for kids? > >I think it depends on how you look at it. This is >purely my speculation and not based on anything other >than my life experiences, but I think parents actually >spank more than they did in previous generations. But, >a “spanking” is just a couple smacks on a clothed >butt. > >>Have you ever witnessed any spankings in public? > >Yes, most recently about a month ago. > >>Do/Would you allow babysitters to spank? > >It depends on who the babysitter is! If it’s a >trusted adult, I’d be fine with them spanking. I >don’t plan on giving spanking permission to some >high schooler from down the street. My fiancée and I >both have given spankings to kids we have babysat. > >>How should we keep teens growing up too fast? let kids >>be kids > >I have no idea! > >>Do you use a private/christian/home school approach, >>are you like me see public schools as failing our >>kids? how do you counteract their teachings at home? > >My kids will probably attend public school. I think >one issue with public schools is they aren’t great >with teaching “outside of the box” thinking. As >long as my kids have a curiosity about the world, >I’ll be happy. Plus, the quality of public schools >varies greatly. > >>Did you drink out of hoses and have to stay outside >>till streetlights came on as a kid? > >Yep! My mom used to straight up kick me out of the >house and tell me not to come back until the sun >started setting!

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