hanselthecaretaker said:
You can't discipline kids anymore without a lawsuit following close behind. Well, there are less physical ways of disciplining them but few parents have the knowhow.
I can count on one hand how many times I have physically disciplined all four of my children combined... yet they were taken away from me "the last time" because I took a belt to my oldest daughter's ass when she left me no choice. She had actually been told to act out by her father on my time. I had been to the school several times asking for help so my oldest child was a known discpline problem.
One night in JAN 06 she made me come looking for her when she decided she would simply not come to my home after school on my time. Her sisters gave up that she had been doing this on her father's time for quite some time.
Long story short, after a long car ride home (so I could calm down) and lengthy discussion as to what was wrong with her behavior I made her drop her jeans and gave her four controlled shots to the rear end. I even took her voluntarily to the pediatrician THE NEXT MORNING and told the doc what I did and made her show her rear end to the doc (who had known me and my family for bout 13 years). If he even suspected abuse he was legally obligated to report me. Of course, that was not the case.
5 months later when my custodial arrangement with my ex was up for review and HE KNEW I was going to get more time with my kids he submitted doctored photos and hand-written notes by my oldest about how I was abusing her.
That was 1 MAY 2006... I was "temporarily stripped" of legal and physical custody of all four of my girls pending a DYFS investigation, an investigation that DYFS refused to conduct as "they were not the ones who took my kids." That "temporary" is still going on today nearly TWO YEARS LATER. That's right, I have NO RIGHTS to my own children. No access to school records, doctor's visits, NO SAY WHATSOEVER IN ANY PART OF THEIR LIVES.
Since then my oldest daughter has been allowed to run the streets (with whatever male gives her enough time to get her to lay down - SINCE THE AGE OF 13) like a wild child and the younger three pretty much come and go as they please with no parental supervision. They all went from straight A to failing. The older two smoke cigarettes, pot and drink to the point of sickness every chance they get.
... so for those of you who think that it can't happen to you - think again.
I was (and still am) and EXEMPLARY MOTHER... never hurt anyone, nor did I break any laws...
It is a sad state of affairs when a parent is afraid to discipline their child (as I had been on many occasions during the course of this nightmarish custody battle) as they are afraid that the child being fought over will "say they want to live with the other parent"... the one that WONT discipline them.
At one point I was advised to pretty much let my kids do whatever the fuck they wanted so as to gain their favor. I was also told of kids who were actually hitting the parents. Those parents were told to keep their mouths shut and "play nice" so as not to lose custody altogether.
I am not EVEN kidding...
Just something to think about the next time you see a parent who won't discipline an unruly child.