Did you ever get a 'switching' as a kid?

[mill8277]

I got switched so many times I can't even remember, I have scares from some of the switches......my moms favorite switch was an elm....it would bend all over the place but never did it break........

[patycake56]

Lol I cant honestly say how many I did get and I wasn't abused I think that bi9s nonsense

[hawkeye3210]

My Grandma switched us grandkids when we misbehaved!  She had a really good "switch" bush outside her back door and she'd go out, break off a switch and switch our legs with it.  I got the raw end of that deal since I was the only girl of the 4 of us that was at her house a lot.  Back then girls didn't wear pants and certainly not jeans so my legs were really exposed to the switching.  I got a switch off my switch bush a couple of weeks ago for my youngest granddaughter;  I used it 1 time and haven't had to use it again! 

Does your granddaughter's parents know you used a switch on their daughter? I find it a little disturbing with at ease you appear to be doing this to someone else's kid.

[honeyflower93]

I did and I don't think it messed me up but I would still choose a different option when I have children. I don't think it's necessary honestly.

[countrygirl12]

My Grandma switched us grandkids when we misbehaved!  She had a really good "switch" bush outside her back door and she'd go out, break off a switch and switch our legs with it.  I got the raw end of that deal since I was the only girl of the 4 of us that was at her house a lot.  Back then girls didn't wear pants and certainly not jeans so my legs were really exposed to the switching.  I got a switch off my switch bush a couple of weeks ago for my youngest granddaughter;  I used it 1 time and haven't had to use it again! 

Does your granddaughter's parents know you used a switch on their daughter? I find it a little disturbing with at ease you appear to be doing this to someone else's kid.

It is her grand daughter.  It is not like she is spanking some kid she does not know.  A lot more kids need their butts busted these days.  Then maybe they would not be such little heathens.

[wendyr19]

I was never hit with a switch as a child but I did get a few hits with the belt. My parents would make us lay on the bed with our hands underneath our bellies while they spanked us. If we moved our hands or try to get away, it was another spank. The hardest ones were when we had to stand up for a spanking. Almost impossible not to move or want to cover. I don't believe in using items to spank a child. All my parents did was make us fear them, not fear getting in trouble. And my father used to hit my mother as well.

[reiddb]

yes, we were usually spanked with my dad's belt, but it was very orderly, no anger....we did wrong, we deserved discipline, we were spanked, we (hopefully) learned our lesson and preferred not to do it again! "Spare the rod, spoil the child"

[nguzman1]

I remember getting a switching as a kid because I did bad things. I stop doing bad things after that, I never really felt abused though!

[jcalexis]

I sure did. It was just one. It was more than one. I look at it this way; I needed to be disciplined at times. 

[hawkeye3210]

My Grandma switched us grandkids when we misbehaved!  She had a really good "switch" bush outside her back door and she'd go out, break off a switch and switch our legs with it.  I got the raw end of that deal since I was the only girl of the 4 of us that was at her house a lot.  Back then girls didn't wear pants and certainly not jeans so my legs were really exposed to the switching.  I got a switch off my switch bush a couple of weeks ago for my youngest granddaughter;  I used it 1 time and haven't had to use it again! 

Does your granddaughter's parents know you used a switch on their daughter? I find it a little disturbing with at ease you appear to be doing this to someone else's kid.

It is her grand daughter.  It is not like she is spanking some kid she does not know.  A lot more kids need their butts busted these days.  Then maybe they would not be such little heathens.

Right, but it still should be up to the parents to decide on the proper way to discipline their child. Which is why I asked if the parents knew. Personally, I would have huge problem if someone else spanked, let alone switched my kid. I don't care if was my mother or mother-in-law,we've got a problem.

[countrygirl12]

My Grandma switched us grandkids when we misbehaved!  She had a really good "switch" bush outside her back door and she'd go out, break off a switch and switch our legs with it.  I got the raw end of that deal since I was the only girl of the 4 of us that was at her house a lot.  Back then girls didn't wear pants and certainly not jeans so my legs were really exposed to the switching.  I got a switch off my switch bush a couple of weeks ago for my youngest granddaughter;  I used it 1 time and haven't had to use it again! 

Does your granddaughter's parents know you used a switch on their daughter? I find it a little disturbing with at ease you appear to be doing this to someone else's kid.

It is her grand daughter.  It is not like she is spanking some kid she does not know.  A lot more kids need their butts busted these days.  Then maybe they would not be such little heathens.

Right, but it still should be up to the parents to decide on the proper way to discipline their child. Which is why I asked if the parents knew. Personally, I would have huge problem if someone else spanked, let alone switched my kid. I don't care if was my mother or mother-in-law,we've got a problem.

Most grand parents who keep their grand kids are allowed to discipline them.  I am sure they know.

[hawkeye3210]

My Grandma switched us grandkids when we misbehaved!  She had a really good "switch" bush outside her back door and she'd go out, break off a switch and switch our legs with it.  I got the raw end of that deal since I was the only girl of the 4 of us that was at her house a lot.  Back then girls didn't wear pants and certainly not jeans so my legs were really exposed to the switching.  I got a switch off my switch bush a couple of weeks ago for my youngest granddaughter;  I used it 1 time and haven't had to use it again! 

Does your granddaughter's parents know you used a switch on their daughter? I find it a little disturbing with at ease you appear to be doing this to someone else's kid.

It is her grand daughter.  It is not like she is spanking some kid she does not know.  A lot more kids need their butts busted these days.  Then maybe they would not be such little heathens.

Right, but it still should be up to the parents to decide on the proper way to discipline their child. Which is why I asked if the parents knew. Personally, I would have huge problem if someone else spanked, let alone switched my kid. I don't care if was my mother or mother-in-law,we've got a problem.

Most grand parents who keep their grand kids are allowed to discipline them.  I am sure they know.

Allowed to discipline them however they see fit? No.

[colbtrist]

All the time and I had to go get it too.

[countrygirl12]

My Grandma switched us grandkids when we misbehaved!  She had a really good "switch" bush outside her back door and she'd go out, break off a switch and switch our legs with it.  I got the raw end of that deal since I was the only girl of the 4 of us that was at her house a lot.  Back then girls didn't wear pants and certainly not jeans so my legs were really exposed to the switching.  I got a switch off my switch bush a couple of weeks ago for my youngest granddaughter;  I used it 1 time and haven't had to use it again! 

Does your granddaughter's parents know you used a switch on their daughter? I find it a little disturbing with at ease you appear to be doing this to someone else's kid.

It is her grand daughter.  It is not like she is spanking some kid she does not know.  A lot more kids need their butts busted these days.  Then maybe they would not be such little heathens.

Right, but it still should be up to the parents to decide on the proper way to discipline their child. Which is why I asked if the parents knew. Personally, I would have huge problem if someone else spanked, let alone switched my kid. I don't care if was my mother or mother-in-law,we've got a problem.

Most grand parents who keep their grand kids are allowed to discipline them.  I am sure they know.

Allowed to discipline them however they see fit? No.

lol.  Why does this upset you so much?  I am sure it is something they have talked about.  I would not keep a kid I was not allowed to make mind.  I have never met a kid that never needed a spanking in their life.  I was at Walmart the other night and a woman told her 2 year old to sit down in the buggy.  He said no.  She made him sit down.  He slapped her twice pretty hard.  She just laughed it off and said I don't know why he does that.  Uh because you let him.  I would have jerked him out of the buggy and busted his butt.  Then he would have set down in the buggy and acted like somebody with some manners.

[lvstephanie]

I never was hit with a switch or a belt, but I got spanked several times. I also remember Mom sending me to my room and literally kicking my butt along the way. But neither the spanking or the kicking ever really hurt aside from the immediate sting. The only time I remember punishment leading to an actual injury was when my sister talked back to my mom and she slapped my sister's cheek. Unfortunately the slap was just a little high on my sister's cheek that one of my mom's fingernails accidentally scratched the inside of one of my sister's eyes. It was just on the white part of the eye, so it didn't cause lasting damage, but it still scared my mom so much that afterwards she never slapped either of us on the face again. I do think that there is a fine line between discipline and abuse; basically I think if it leads to actual damage (aside from redness and very minor bruising) it could be considered abuse. I think that's why my parent's refrained from using a belt or a switch...