snellman
Footballguy
I have 5 children (19,18,17,11, and 6). The 2 oldest are mine from previous marriage, the next 2 are wife's and the youngest is ours together. A week ago the 11 and 6 yr old were playing xbox and arguing like brothers do when the youngest one started crying pretty loud so I went to see what was going on. The 6 year old said that the 11 yr old punched him. At first the 11 yr old denied it but after more questioning he admitted to it and said he punched him because "he wasn't playing the game right, was annoying me, and wasn't listening to me." I punched the 11 yr old in the arm, asked him how it felt and if he would like me to punch him every time he didn't listen.
The 11 yr old bruises easily (you should see his legs in the summer, they are always black and blue) so we notice a bruise there later that night. Not a big deal or so I thought. Today, DHS calls and says they are investigating possible abuse that was reported by the school and want to know if they can talk to us. They have already talked to the 11 yr old and have to talk to the rest of the family. I say that is fine, I have nothing to hide. One of the questions they ask is how we discipline our children. We tell them that time outs, grounding and spanking. The person then proceeds to tell me that spanking is legal in the state of Iowa as long it is not done with foreign objects and does not injure. Needless to say, I was very
because I did not know there was such a law.
My parents and grand parents could have been in huge trouble back in the day because I had the belt and yard stick used on me more than once. I understand that they are doing their job, but now I understand why our society is turning out the way it is.
The 11 yr old bruises easily (you should see his legs in the summer, they are always black and blue) so we notice a bruise there later that night. Not a big deal or so I thought. Today, DHS calls and says they are investigating possible abuse that was reported by the school and want to know if they can talk to us. They have already talked to the 11 yr old and have to talk to the rest of the family. I say that is fine, I have nothing to hide. One of the questions they ask is how we discipline our children. We tell them that time outs, grounding and spanking. The person then proceeds to tell me that spanking is legal in the state of Iowa as long it is not done with foreign objects and does not injure. Needless to say, I was very
because I did not know there was such a law.My parents and grand parents could have been in huge trouble back in the day because I had the belt and yard stick used on me more than once. I understand that they are doing their job, but now I understand why our society is turning out the way it is.
