Parenting advice.
And so I ask you this one question. Have you ever tried simply turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Wow the level of butt hurt and inability to laugh at a joke is impressive high on this post.
Also, lmfao.
dellik
Level 6
May 22, 2018
6
Here we go again lol
Yeah I know--I'm new here & seriously beginning to wonder if Athiests are all like this? If so they don't seem like very fun people. I bet every parent I know would have laughed. & none of us spank our kids.
@Gwendolyn2018 I think everything is potentially funny, so... yes..?
@Gwendolyn2018 you are entitled to find nothing funny about that kind of joke, that is your prerogative, what you are not entitled to, is to state that those kinds of jokes arent funny. hundreds of comedians, and millions of laughs prove you are wrong..
And telling people that are laughing at a joke, that it isnt funny is rather absurd, don't you think?
@dellik it just shows that the 'joke' hit a nerve. If someone can't relate to a joke that doesn't make them humorless. But it's about people who don't agree with hitting to get what you want. Atheists pride themselves with reason and are rightfully tired to having to intemperate negative nuances that are spinned into humor. Some people are still raw from leaving the punitive lifestyle of their organized religion - so don't be so harsh. We are working hard to reduce violent behaviors.
Turning off the TV is great. Hitting your kids is not.
maritime37
Level 5
May 22, 2018
8
Kids nowadays are just out of control. True, when I was a child I was exactly the same, but instead of sitting on the phone and computer all day, I wandered wherever I could.
Wow. looking at some of the other comments makes me wonder if many atheists lack a sense of humor, or just have never been parents. I still think it's funny & no, I don't hit my kids. Your joke doesn't lead me to assume you actually hit yours either. Maybe we should just stick to eating every piece of chocolate we can find when it's been "one of those days."
Carin
Level 8
May 22, 2018
4
Those kind of jokes are like blond jokes. Ignorant at the core and implying that parents don't have the intelligence and self discipline to manage their children under stress. Don't have kids if you can't do what's right.
You're good.
Not only was the post entertaining, but the reactions from those who don't get the reference are entertaining.
Bravo. Encore. Keep up the good work.
SirJet
Level 5
May 22, 2018
5
Every self-respecting parent would spend time with their child, not sit in front of the TV and stare into that box of lies and provocations. I waited a long time for my child, it was very important to me to buy the best for him. I found a secure grip for clipping for him, I sewed him clothes, I went to the garden for performances and took him to dance class. And my kid would never tell me that he was bored and wanted to watch TV instead of talking to me. But this is my upbringing and I value my child and his future. So not all parents are like that and not all children behave like that.
We are a society that thinks the “fun” part of Silence Of The Lambs was the cannibal. Yet people can’t see a joke in written form. The transition to question is the give-away that this is a punchline. Pun intended. If it were not she would undoubtedly be asking something like, “Does anyone ever beat their kids? Mine don’t seem to like it.”
It’s nice that so many people don’t think it’s funny but George Carlin, a very successful comic, said far worse in the name of a laugh.
rainmanjr
Level 8
May 23, 2018
2
Hitting kids? Why? Do we need to alert CPS?
HippieChick58
Level 9
May 22, 2018
3
Can they hit back or this just a larger individual brutalizing someone smaller than them?
ThisIsPatrick
Level 6
May 22, 2018
3
@spike1422 This should go from hitting a kid to all out bare knuckles brawl. Rope off and area and throw down. Let it get all Thunderdome, “Two men enter, one man leaves!”
Turning off the tv? Yes. Sitting down with her? Yes. Hitting her? No.
Gatovicolo
Level 8
May 22, 2018
4
Try hitting her with the TV.
Ok... the group doesn’t seem to like your joke... I have 3 kids, twins at that... no, I don’t hit them but I can’t say I don’t enjoy the idea, on occasion... so the answer is no, but nobody watches TV here. ... don’t ostracize me till you have driven my kids from Delray Beach to New York when they were toddlers and your the only adult... but alas I have self controll and we survived
ArdentAtheist
Level 8
May 22, 2018
3
@omalita You’re probably a really nice person, this is all supposed to be in fun, do you think that was nice? The post asked, “do you turn off your TV?”... I don’t have one, not sure why that would cause you to les than nice? You don’t know me near well enough to make assumptions.
Ouch. Shoulda put that in quote marks.
memorylikeasieve
Level 7
May 23, 2018
3
I don’t hit my children, ever. I don’t hit even my dog. What do you accomplish by hitting them?
WanderingJay
Level 4
May 22, 2018
3
It's a joke for tired parents.
@Carin it just opens up old wounds. Some tired parents have not learned non violent and non aggressive parenting. Some parents have learned alternatives to hitting and therefore help make a better future for all of us. So, those kinds of jokes can hurt, as you see in the reactions of the posts.
I unplug the internet and have our son go stand in the corner at attention (my husband is Navy Veteran so thats how he does it). I have never hit either of my kids. My husband spanked our oldest once against my wishes ,and all it did was give him the impression that when he was mad at other kids at school it was okay to hit them. When we got a call from school our son hit another kid that just validated my point to my husband that spanking is useless as punisment and he has not done so since and our son hasn't had any issues after. Having our son stand at attention in the corner for a few minutes works so well a few times I have seen him there doing it on his own and he admitted on his own what he had done. Giving himself voluntary time outs made him more honest. Its rare we have any behavior issues with him anymore.
Terrbeargraphix
Level 4
May 22, 2018
3
So what does hitting a child teach them or anyone else for that matter, other than to get what they want they should use violence and assault. Turning off the TV is appropriate, if there is too much of it, instead of parenting. Kids use of electronics should be limited for their development. If there is time, play with them and read with them. If nothing more, talk with them, not at them so your lines of communication stay healthy and open, all they way to adulthood. If one of the parents oppose the other, get counseling instead of putting kids in the middle. Lead by example.
BrigittaCuadros
Level 6
May 22, 2018
2
Mom veteran of 4 hereAnd Futureama fan...lmao
Freespirit64
Level 8
May 23, 2018
0
This group is serious as a heart attack. The joke was obviously meant to be outrageous, and it was damned funny. What's with the buzz kills? Why is everyone always so freakin offended about everything? It was obviously a joke. If we can't be P.I. in here, where can we? It's not a bible study group
TheoryNumber3
Level 8
May 29, 2018
0
Hitting them?
Ellatynemouth
Level 8
May 23, 2018
0
It seems your post might be a nod to something else. Futurama? So I didn't understand it. I don't have a television.
Obviously. Children should not be hit.
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