Even whe corporal punishment was the norm at my schools, it was spanks on the rear, NOT slaps to the head like in that video. People are horrible.
ION, ate lunch, now sleepy.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Even whe corporal punishment was the norm at my schools, it was spanks on the rear, NOT slaps to the head like in that video. People are horrible.
ION, ate lunch, now sleepy.
A lot of people quote the "spare the rod and spoil the child" ... which is still strongly supported by some.
I'm always reminded of when, in my teens, they started introducing laws against child abuse and people were screaming that if they weren't free to beat their children said children would run wild and be criminals. Never, of course, acknowledging a difference between discipline and abuse.
I am trying to give myself a pep talk à la Stephen Colbert's, "Get it together, Colbert!" I'm not sure it's working.
70 degrees for the next two days. Snow Thursday. Whee.
I took today off (convention recuperation day), but I have still adulted, because I wrote the first draft of an incredibly difficult email to someone. And I may drag myself off the couch and go unearth the floor in front of my wardrobe in the bedroom. (It's currently hidden under skirts and petticoats.)
One more hour. Everything I need to do waits on other people. It's stupid hard to keep my eyes open - I slept really badly last night and have been resisting ingesting caffeine in the hope that I will sleep soundly tonight.
Timelies all!
Back home. Tired.
I can't watch that clip of the student being beaten. It keeps showing up in my feed, and I can't scroll fast enough to not see it.
I was waiting for 4 responses on 4 different things. One of them came through. Ah well.
Oh god, I think Pumpkin is gonna have to wear the cone again. She's licked a bald spot on her front leg. Given all the dust and crap, I'm not too surprised. Gonna give it a try overnight to break the cycle.
We hate the cone. It is Sad Pumpkin.