• Zachariah@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    The data available shows hitting kids does absolutely nothing to increase desired behaviors and in many cases is linked to increase in unwanted behaviors.

    • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      4 months ago

      Yeah I can 100% confirm this. My parents beat me when I was a kid.

      I’ve learned to lie better. It’s not something I’m proud of.

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        4 months ago

        Also explains a lot about American culture being what it is.

        We all learned to convincingly lie our way out of “the wooden spoon”

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        My mom wasn’t strong enough to beat me and I quickly got bigger than my step-dad, but the psychological and mental abuse was there. And now she questions why it don’t let her hang out with my son alone and will abruptly leave with him when I get even a whiff of it.

        Edit: forgot my point, but yes, I too became a master liar.

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        4 months ago

        To be fair, your case applies to any sort of punishment.

        • I’m punished if I do something wrong.
        • If they don’t find out, I don’t get punished.

        Conclusion: need to hide doing something wrong better.