As I remember I was always getting into trouble. I was curious, mischievous, and just plain naughty. I had a knack for bending the rules. I was the middle child and perhaps seeking out attention. I was not one to sit idly and be bored. I always seemed to make bad choices in the process of being a kid.
If something bad happened my name usually came up first as a suspect.
As I got a little older I wanted to experiment and try anything just once to say I did it. I always said that I would try anything just once.
Back when I was a young person I was the one who ran away with the dog without any care if I was supposed to or not. I didn’t care that I wasn’t supposed to cross busy streets as we lived close to downtown.
As I remember I managed to get a lidking most days of my young life.
If there was a challenge to be made, usually not a good choice, I was first in line.
Looking back I feel I must have had a fair amount of unsupervised time as my mom was usually home with a new baby (my little sister, Judy) and me. That left my imagination to go wild, and wild it did.
One such event took place when my mom and baby were napping. It was the middle of winter and I decided it would be fun to dress up in my mom’s clothes, consisting of a dress, high heels, gloves, and hat, and left the house unattended. I was found parading around the neighborhood with no care in the world after a frantic search for me was happening.
I was always looking for something different and exciting to do. If someone said not to do it, I would say, “I’ll show you”.
Should lickings (spanking) be allowed today?
Some children might respond to timeouts, a minute per year of age for ages 2 to 5 basically. So sometimes having that timeout to take a break and regroup can help them calm down and then see why that behavior was not good.
Though physical discipline has been part of American culture for generations, the research shows to be clear that it is time for change.
I think it’s great that so many parents did get spanked growing up and turned out what seems to be OK, but knowing what some research shows, we really need to avoid physical punishment because it has been shown that it can be harmful.
One slap to the behind with an open hand can be very beneficial in my estimation even though this is not legally acceptable!!
It’s time for another licking!!
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