Might you do me a favor? Today at the National Catholic Register I opine about the natural and Christian justice that sometimes accompanies a good Christian smack in the head. I would be ever so grateful if you would take the time to read it and tell me what you think.
Two very different stories got me thinking about the very valuable nature of a good smack upside the head. The first story is about the last Catholic high school in the US has finally done away with corporal punishment. The other about a very rude person who got his comeuppance.
Oh, I know that in our enlightened society, hitting anyone for any reason whatsoever is considered the height of barbarism. It is a wondrous thing that a society such as ours which routinely sacrifices its young at the altar of convenience without raising an eyebrow can still be so rigorous in observing the proprieties, no? And while hitting is not the answer to everything and oft abused, perhaps a zero tolerance policy is not the answer. Perhaps sometimes a good smack, punch, or cuffing is the right thing to do, and sometimes perhaps even a mercy.
For sure there are abuses, so stipulated. But maybe all hitting is not bad.
January 6, 2012 at 8:06 pm
just for reading pleasure…http://www.blackfive.net/main/2012/01/seal-sniper-punches-jesse-the-body-ventura.html#comments
January 6, 2012 at 8:30 pm
agreed! As a mother of 6, one of them a teenager, I understand the need for a healthy amount of fear in our children.
My turning point was a spanking at 16 in front of extended family and friends. I deserved it and I knew it. I would have rather my dad punched me in the face though. It would have been less humiliating!!!
January 7, 2012 at 12:35 am
I completely agree with spanking under appropriate circumstances, but certainly not with a spanking of a 16 year-old, not to mention in front of family and friends. A slap, sure. But a spanking at that age? It's inappropriate and frankly a bit disturbing.
January 7, 2012 at 4:29 pm
@anon~ ha! it was a little disturbing. not as disturbing as what i said before i got it though. i was an awful brat 😉