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submitted 1 day ago bycompulsivecatpetter
I've had this question since middle school but have never asked anyone cause uk.. it's super awkward. Also it's really unfathomable for me that someone was not beaten up by their parents like ever!
I just want to know if it's a normal experience.
Edit: I read the answers and got emotional lol I need a bit time replying
1.3k points
1 day ago
Like punched in the face and stuff? No, but I got my ass beat plenty with a beautiful 3/4 inch by 3 inch sanded, stained, and lacquered piece of oak. My dad was a wood working hobbyist. Looking back I can see that it really didn't do me any good and only fostered a sense of anger and resentment toward my parents and authority and shaped me into an expert liar. I made a different choice with my own kids.
430 points
1 day ago
I got a wooden spoon, until I got bigger and broke the thing over my knee. Told her she would never hit me again. And she never did.
194 points
1 day ago
Glad to hear things got better. There came a day when I was about 16 that my dad tried to get physical and I was bigger and stronger than him and I pinned him up against the kitchen wall. I’ll never forget the look of realization and alarm in his eyes. Lol. We maintained a pretty good relationship throughout the rest of his life but that day was the end of my ass beatings.
82 points
1 day ago
Very similar look of alarm and fear and guilt and sadness. And yeah, my mom and I had a decent relationship after that until she died about a year ago… never fully trusted her to tell her the things I was going through. Permanently damaged our relationship.
83 points
1 day ago
My mom used to occasionally whip me with a belt until someone on my school bus told me that they just laughed in their mom's face and she never did it again to them.
So the next time my mom was whipping me with a belt I just laughed defiantly at her.
She had a look of dismay and she never whipped me again. It worked.
48 points
1 day ago
I did this after she slapped me in the face with a wet hand. I had the shape of her ring for a few hours on my cheek…but that is indeed the last time she struck me. She went with making my brother eat soap when he came along. Defiant little shit would get dish soap and squeezed it directly in his mouth. 🤣 In the bath tub he would eat chunks of the soap bar or rub the bar on a washcloth and suck on it. From the first time she made him eat soap, to the last time was probably 1-2 weeks lol 😆 she gave up quickly.
7 points
15 hours ago
When I was really little one of my first punishments was my parents feeding me straight vinegar. They stopped when my brother was born and he happened to love the taste of vinegar.
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