Violence being
wrong is something that resonates within the very cells of my being. The fact
that the three-fold law forbids it of me is secondary to my inherent knowledge
of right and wrong.
The fact is
spanking is violent. Controlled, restrained, or limited to certain force,
quantity, or areas of the body; it remains violent in it's nature.
Spanking
teaches violence = control.
Spanking
teaches those who love you will hurt you.
Spanking
teaches it's ok to hurt the ones you love.
Spanking
teaches it's physical might, not gods, religion, or law that determine what is
right.
Spanking
teaches that children have less right to their bodies and less right to be
free from physical harm than adults.
Spanking
demands obedience by humiliation and intimidation.
Respect based
on fear is not true respect, and not the kind of obedience I want from my
child.
I want my
child to know you gain power with respect, and respect by being respectable.
That that type of leadership is better than control.
I want my kids
to know that if you love someone you do everything you can to protect them
from harm, and you never raise a hand to them.
I want my kids
to understand what is right is determined by a much higher source than who has
the most fighting skill or weapons armory.
I want my kids
to know their bodies are a gift that is theirs to treat responsibly, and not
abuse or let others abuse, and that this is for always, not after their 18th
birthday.
I want my kids to know that LOVE is the strongest force
in the universe, and love is not violent.
