Hypocrisy abounds
Nov. 14th, 2021 10:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alex_antoninI'm kind of curious how many of the people who are against spanking (as I am) because of the whole "if they can't understand why you're hurting them, that's abuse" thing are also people who have no issue with piercing infants' ears. Because there's so much hypocrisy from all kinds of people in the world that I just KNOW there's at least a small percentage of people with that particular hypocrisy.
Spanking. Ear piercing. Circumcision and other genital mutilation. Forcing kids to get hugs or other touches from relatives they don't know. Invading children's privacy (sometimes even to the point of removing their bedroom door as punishment). Stealing from kids by taking back gifts or confiscating their things for punishment. Probably a lot more I've forgotten. There are just Too Many different ways people abuse children every day in ways that are legal and socially acceptable, even common.
Honestly, at least in the US, fully 95% of adults shouldn't be allowed to raise children. Or should at least be given extensive parenting classes before they're allowed to do it.
And I'm by no means putting myself up on a pedestal as one of those rare people who should be allowed to raise kids. Far from it! Anyone who's known me for more than about 10 minutes knows I'm nowhere close to being good parent material, and I know it. Kids crying is a trauma trigger for me, and my response to trauma triggers is anger that eventually turns to rage meltdowns if I can't get away safely and quickly. Rage meltdowns that include throwing things and screaming if I let them get that far. NOT a good combination for a parent to have.
Spanking. Ear piercing. Circumcision and other genital mutilation. Forcing kids to get hugs or other touches from relatives they don't know. Invading children's privacy (sometimes even to the point of removing their bedroom door as punishment). Stealing from kids by taking back gifts or confiscating their things for punishment. Probably a lot more I've forgotten. There are just Too Many different ways people abuse children every day in ways that are legal and socially acceptable, even common.
Honestly, at least in the US, fully 95% of adults shouldn't be allowed to raise children. Or should at least be given extensive parenting classes before they're allowed to do it.
And I'm by no means putting myself up on a pedestal as one of those rare people who should be allowed to raise kids. Far from it! Anyone who's known me for more than about 10 minutes knows I'm nowhere close to being good parent material, and I know it. Kids crying is a trauma trigger for me, and my response to trauma triggers is anger that eventually turns to rage meltdowns if I can't get away safely and quickly. Rage meltdowns that include throwing things and screaming if I let them get that far. NOT a good combination for a parent to have.