http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/16/spanking.children.parenting/index.html
When I became a mother, I did not earn "the right" to be physical with my child. I accepted, gladly, the responsibility to teach him good behavior, and to teach him that all violence is violence, regardless of who inflicts it. My child does not hit. My child also does not get away with bad behavior. He says yes ma'am, please, thank you, and he goes to bed when I tell him to. And all without me laying a hand on him. Imagine that. For the record, I have very vivid memories of the spankings I got when I was a child. Trust me, I would rather remember loving arms and nights without telephone use instead of the belt. My child will NEVER question, even for a second, that I love him. Look into a child's eyes when he is getting spanked by the one who is supposed to always protect him. Wonder if he questions his parent's love at that moment?
Children are people, too. So treat people the way you want to be treated. If you do something that someone else considers wrong, it is okay for that person to touch you, in ANY way, to express their displeasure in your actions? I don't think so. So why teach your children that violence, of any type, is acceptable? Take away a privilege. Time out, loss of phone, loss of computer....There are so many other ways to show kids consequences for their actions. How can I tell my child that hitting is wrong, and turn around and hit him to punish him? Spanking is the EASY way out. It's much harder to actually teach good behavior. Good parenting means being involved, modeling good behavior, being consistent, praising good behavior, being available, teaching, loving and not accepting bad behavior. What exactly would hitting teach? That it's ok to hit if we don't agree, that if I'm bigger than you I can hit you. The real message of the lesson get's lost. If a child learns to not do something undesirable simply from the fear of being hit, he/she's not learning the real reason to not do it. Children who are NOT hit learn right/wrong for the sake of right/wrong, not for the fear of being hit. There's a big difference there.
had she been spayed, you would only be feeding one dog.
Anyone who cares about their pets will have their shots up to date. Period. He should be upset at no one except himself.
These pictures should be used as posters in schools to show kids what drugs do to your appearance.
He should resign or be impeached, but not because of the affair. Let his wife and his God dole out the punishment for that. Like blog choker stated, the people's concern should be that he was elected to run the state, and took a vacation without letting anyone know. Any number of emergencies could have arisen, and he was not there to handle them. I know that if I left my job for a week without a phone call, I wouldn't have a job when I got back regardless of where I had been and who I had been with. The citizens of SC deserve better. So does his wife, but that should be no ones business but theirs.
these children are in my prayers.
I am shocked that he was released on a mere five thousand dollar bail. There is absolutely no reason to believe that he won't drive under the influence again, and that article next time might not read that "no one was injured".
I'm not a cynic. He's in jail, having already been convicted. That doesn't go away when he writes a letter to the Post. He has nothing to gain from writing this. Thank you, Jeff, for your well-worded apology. Finish serving your time, as you do deserve to be where you are right now. I wish you the best when you are released, and pray for you that you will not be once again tempted by something that has caused you, and surely your friends and family, a great deal of pain. Don't stop the work when you are released. Go around to high schools and talk to kids. Tell them what you've told all of us. It is by the grace of God that you are not in prison for vehicular homicide. Don't forget that.
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