The switch on my behind saved time (standard:humor, 909 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jun 08 2014	Views/Reads: 2267/1581	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
My father was a rather reserved person. He did not have much to say except when he was talking about his hunting or fishing adventures, and to hear from him. It was always an adventure. When he got started on one of his stories, you better just sit back a

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was going out the door to go to school when a thought danced in my 
head. I would take that paddle and dispose of it so that it could no 
longer be attached to my person. 

With the advantage of 20/20 hindsight, it was not a perfect plan. 

I had forgotten about that and two days later, I got into some trouble.
It was the kind of trouble that could be resolved only by that wooden 
paddle. My father went to get the paddle and to his chagrin, and my 
posterior harm, it was not there. 

Very seldom did my father paddle me when he was really angry. There was
one case when that happened, and this was it. I will not repeat the 
lecture that he gave at that time, but I will say that it had a lasting 
impression upon my posterior. At that time, I wished he had been a man 
of fewer words. 

I know times have changed, but I am not sure they have changed for the
better. There was a time when parents were in charge of children and 
responsible for the discipline. Sadly, that day is far gone. 

The only thing I would say is, are we better off today than we were back
then? 

The Bible admonishes us, “And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to
wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord” 
(Ephesians 6:4). 

Discipline, not abuse, is drastically needed among our children today.
My father would put it this way, lack of discipline is a form of abuse. 



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