I was spanked as a kid, as I suspect that many folks of my generation were. I don’t fault my father for it. That’s just what people did back then, when I was a kid growing up in the south. And, while we’ve never talked about it, I’m certain that, when my dad was a […]
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According to researchers who have looked at 50 years of data on 160,000 children, spanking not only does not stop unwanted behaviors, but actually gives rise to them
Posted in Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged abuse, Andrew Grogan-Kaylor, child abuse, Elizabeth Gershoff, Journal of Family Psychology, spanking, University of Michigan 25 Comments
Canes be damned, Severed Unicorn Head Superstore establishes foothold in Singapore
In a country where you can be publicly caned for spitting out chewing gum, I can’t imagine what they’d do to you for putting up a sticker, but apparently that’s what someone in Singapore has gone and done… at the entrance to their local Terror Club, no less! I cannot imagine having the bravery to […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Special Projects Also tagged buttocks, canes, caning, Michael Moore, severed unicorn head superstore, Singapore, stickers, Terror Club, TV Nation, vandalism 6 Comments