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Originally Posted by tore
the argument that "I was beat and turned out fine" is fallacious.
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I completely agree. We hear this all the time in other guises - "my grandad smoked 2 packets a day and lived to 100", "I know someone who wasn't vaccinated and they didn't die of a horrific disease" and so on.
I've never hit my kids (admittedly I was never hit and usually people just continue the parenting style of their parents). We still use negative consequences (like time out) on occasions, but causing physical pain just feels like it's crossing a dangerous line.