To be outraged that some people are so quick to judge?!

[sugarmatches]

Okay I know that there are some really strong opinions posted here and of course everyone has a right to their opinions...
But why post something that is so judgemental? Ultimately there are 7,000 responses and no one can be bothered to read through anyway. Seems pointless to me.
I would never judge the way someone chooses to raise their children because people (and children) are all different.
I in no way support abuse, and don't smack myself, but I have a friend who does...and I can ever so slightly see why. But I would never say anything because she has a right to do things her own way as a parent.

Slight detour, but what are cunty chocolates?

and these non violent people might walk up to me in the street and take their opinion out on me

Oh and I have a name you know, it's above my posts.

I smack my children very occasionally, people have been doing it for centuries, I dont leave marks, and my children dont cower from me, I also believe crime on the streets would not be so bad if coppers were still able to give the younger ones heading in that direction a clip round the ear.

so stick that in your pipe and smoke it

Fererro Roher are the cuntiest chocolates of them all, imo.

nc if i ever see you in the street i will...

not call you a cunt

its not abuse either.

I doubt she smokes TE, I mean come on she is perfect remember.

ROFL Elesbells

of course I forgot, brb, off for a cigarette

'TE' smacking is abuse.

Nutcracker, you are soo right I gave up smoking before becoming a parent. As it is bad to smoke around children you know. Its abusive to do so.....

it is not!!!!!!!!!!!!!

leaving a mark is.

Fab, put another trophy in your cabinet

Do you ever say no to your children, or do you consider that abuse too?

smack them gently then totaleclipse...

Oh and yes I do know, I am not thick.

Oh and for the record, I don't smoke anyway.

its bad to smoke around children!!!!!!!!!!!!!really? well I never knew that

I do smack gently, I dont do it to hurt them, I do it as they know they have crossed a line when I smack them.

but surely u coudl communicate that rather than resortign to physical violence, whic u say isnt violence cos u dotn hurt them...

i can not believe that dabbles can be allowed to attack people personally and get away with it
Dabbles you dont sound like a very nice person i agree with you and dont smack my dss but personal insults about peoples children and families is below the belt and you should be taken off mumsnet for this i really cant believe that a person who claims to be so calm and against violence could say such horrid things i have a son with adhd and he certainly IS NOT RETARDED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

its the last resort.

where is haychee these days? ive not seen her around [bored emoticon]

so...if there are already to many threads dedicated to this...why start another?

and the two bams from the postal strike thread.

The basic fact is my children will grow up happy, contended and loved, I will make mistakes along the way, like we all do, even you dabbles, there are thousands of children out there who are really being abused in thhe true sense of the word, worry about them instead as my kids are fine and dandy thanks.