My father did smack me a few times. Teachers at school smacked me more frequently.
I did smack my oldest twice before I realised that I was really doing it only as a release of my own frustration and that it was quite ineffective as a behaviour modifier.
I soon found alternative incentives.
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- Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:56 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Smacking
- Replies: 7
- Views: 95
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:11 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Should we
- Replies: 30
- Views: 698
Re: Should we
There is no payment to NATO. Members are supposed to spend at least 2% of GDP on defence. Some members do not spend this amount and Trump is right to call them out as they are expecting NATO to bail them out if attacked but will not fund their own defence. Ukraine is not a member of NATO but is a pa...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 11:23 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Gone too far
- Replies: 5
- Views: 125
Re: Gone too far
No doubt in my mind that the right wing of the Israeli government wants to wipe Gaza off the map. Netanyahu is in a weak position and has to, at least, be seen to stick to his stated aim of destroying Hamas won’t be bothered if Gaza is wiped out as a consequence. He just has to make sure he doesn’t ...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:31 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Water
- Replies: 38
- Views: 531
Re: Water
Ignoring the error on the exact figures, the fact remains that since privatisation the owners of the water companies have extracted huge sums of money from the business while running up huge debts (that they now expect consumers to bail them out from through further huge price increases or governme...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 12:38 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Water
- Replies: 38
- Views: 531
Re: Water
Ignoring the error on the exact figures, the fact remains that since privatisation the owners of the water companies have extracted huge sums of money from the business while running up huge debts (that they now expect consumers to bail them out from through further huge price increases or governmen...
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 11:14 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Water
- Replies: 38
- Views: 531
Re: Water
The figures quoted are those claimed (I have not looked at all the accounts) for all the water companies (not just Thames)since privatisation (1990 to date). Yes, Selly, those figures relate to the 25 or so water suppliers, not just Thames Water who do not carry that debt nor have they paid anythin...
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:46 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Water
- Replies: 38
- Views: 531
Re: Water
The figures quoted are those claimed (I have not looked at all the accounts) for all the water companies (not just Thames)since privatisation (1990 to date).
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 6:51 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Wow.. that's unusual
- Replies: 6
- Views: 137
Re: Wow.. that's unusual
I’m visiting next week -guaranteed rain!
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:10 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Getting old
- Replies: 10
- Views: 181
Re: Getting old
I guess they’re not on the iPlayer as the Beeb sold the rights.
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:06 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Assisted Dying again.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 195
Re: Assisted Dying again.
I am not sure killing people should be acceptable. If we go down that rout how do we draw the line? If somone has a terminal illness and canot speak.. who decides..? Do we also decide a baby with disabilities should be killed?.. how much "disability" would be acceptable? The NHS seems to ...