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While you were young what form of punishment did your Parents mete out?

My Mother was sadistic in her beating of me. Most likely because her Mother - My Grandmother was sadistic in the beating of her.
My Mother divorced, her Mother came to look after the children. She was more sadistic than my Mother.
It seems what ever was meted out to each generation, carried through.
Until laws began to curb the sadism.
That is not to say that beating of children has stopped. We know it still goes on.
Back when I was young, there was no recourse to the beatings. It was allowed, encouraged, to instill compliance and discipline.
Failed miserably in my case. Rebellious, obstinate child that I was.
The more I was beaten, the more rebellious I was.
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meggie · F
My grandmother raised me and was very cruel and spiteful. I was made to go to church 4 times a week and found it hard to sit still so she'd often pull my hair and hit me for that. I couldn't master the piano so was made sit there for hours and everytime I made a mistake she'd hit me. One day I stood up to her and hit her back and told her never to touch me again and she didn't.
Gusman · 61-69, M
@meggie Seems like some Grandparents were sadistic to their Grandchildren.
Must be reasons in their lives that had them resent their children's children
meggie · F
@Gusman she was beaten as a kid and used to quote from the bible "spare the rod, spoil the child". The church elders used to encourage it too and say you have to break a child's will. I never had kids and I'm sure if I did I would of talked to them if they did wrong rather than screaming and hitting them.
Gusman · 61-69, M
@meggie Truly, religion can be sadistic
Saddens me when I see children being raised in an over zealous religious family.
meggie · F
@Gusman it is as if they have no choice until they get older and then they are called worldly and quickly distanced so they don't lead the other kids astray.