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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 17828" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Arrrgh! Kathie, what a mess! So sorry!</p><p></p><p>FWIW, I closed the electric station wagon window on my sister's head when I was 11. It was in my parents' station wagon and she was being a brat. (What better reason to crush your sister's skull, eh?) The problem was, it got stuck, her nose started to bleed, and I was convinced I'd killed her. My dad pulled over, my brother got the window to roll down, and they packed her nose with-snow and ice from the curb. </p><p>I felt so guilty and was so paranoid of electric windows that I bought cars with-only manual roll-up windows for the next 35 yrs!!!</p><p></p><p>The diff here is that I felt guilty and stayed away from my sister and no one heard a peep out of me for days. Don't know for sure that your difficult child reacted appropriately after the fact, and I think that's why you're concerned...</p><p></p><p>In re: to spanking, the best man in our wedding came from a family of 10 kids. His dad was a psychologist. We asked him his thoughts on spanking. He said he wasn't sure it did much of anything for the kids but it sure felt good for the parents! LOL! </p><p>That was way b4 we had kids and we always remembered his wry sense of humor... and he was right.</p><p>It really doesn't do much except let them know you're angry. But it doesn't really stop them from doing whatever-it-is again.</p><p> </p><p>In fact, I gave my difficult child a choice once of a spanking or Time Out. He said, "I want a spanking, of course! It's overwith in a second and then I can go outside and play!"</p><p></p><p>"Out of the Mouths of Babes." He made me feel like an idiot.</p><p>I learned more from him in that moment than a thousand yrs of counseling.</p><p></p><p>FWIW.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 17828, member: 3419"] Arrrgh! Kathie, what a mess! So sorry! FWIW, I closed the electric station wagon window on my sister's head when I was 11. It was in my parents' station wagon and she was being a brat. (What better reason to crush your sister's skull, eh?) The problem was, it got stuck, her nose started to bleed, and I was convinced I'd killed her. My dad pulled over, my brother got the window to roll down, and they packed her nose with-snow and ice from the curb. I felt so guilty and was so paranoid of electric windows that I bought cars with-only manual roll-up windows for the next 35 yrs!!! The diff here is that I felt guilty and stayed away from my sister and no one heard a peep out of me for days. Don't know for sure that your difficult child reacted appropriately after the fact, and I think that's why you're concerned... In re: to spanking, the best man in our wedding came from a family of 10 kids. His dad was a psychologist. We asked him his thoughts on spanking. He said he wasn't sure it did much of anything for the kids but it sure felt good for the parents! LOL! That was way b4 we had kids and we always remembered his wry sense of humor... and he was right. It really doesn't do much except let them know you're angry. But it doesn't really stop them from doing whatever-it-is again. In fact, I gave my difficult child a choice once of a spanking or Time Out. He said, "I want a spanking, of course! It's overwith in a second and then I can go outside and play!" "Out of the Mouths of Babes." He made me feel like an idiot. I learned more from him in that moment than a thousand yrs of counseling. FWIW. [/QUOTE]
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