Re: Introductions -- Christian Family Discipline

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Subject: Re: Introductions

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CaringThroughAction

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Date Posted: 11:55:00 09/11/23 Mon
In reply to: EmilyMK 's message, "Re: Introductions" on 07:21:51 02/03/23 Fri

>>Lets use this thread for Introducing ourselves and our
>>families.
>
>Glad to have found this forum and looking forward to
>posting here and learning about you all and your
>families.
>
>My situation is a bit nuts I'll admit. I have seven
>children I am raising. Four of them I gave birth to,
>and three I have taken in for various reasons I won't
>get in to now.
>They are:
>My children -
>Madison (19)
>Katherine (17)
>Ian (11)
>Natasha (10) - my goddaughter who I have had since she
>was 4
>Hannah (9)
>Abby (6) - Child of an old friend of mine, have had
>her for about a year and a half
>Hailey (5) - my niece, have had her since she was
>about 14 months
>
>So, yes, it's a crazy situation but I do have help. My
>oldest has been a godsend with helping with the little
>ones. She was actually Abby's babysitter before I took
>Abby in, and she sort of functions as Abby's second
>mom almost.
>
>That said, I don't think I could make it work without
>strict discipline and plenty of spankings. The oldest
>three don't require many these days - my oldest two
>have mostly outgrown it, and Ian, the odd boy out I'm
>pretty sure was born age 35. He is the easiest one by
>far to deal with.
>
>That said, the four younger ones get their fair share,
>sometimes more than their fair share depending on the
>day or week, especially the two youngest.
>
> I've actually moved towards being stricter as I've
>gotten more experienced as a mom. I started real
>discipline at an earlier age with each successive
>child. One of the things I've learned is that even the
>little ones can handle far more than most would
>expect. Even a two year old can take a quite sound
>spanking and be just fine within a short period of
>time. They aren't that fragile, really.

Sounds like you're doing a great job in a busy household! While it's great the oldest two have seem to have outgrown the need to be spanked, I suggest it be kept open. Especially at 19 when a world of new temptation can open up. But if she's doing fine, all the better!

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Re: Introductions	Spankerk	13:44:21 11/18/23 Sat