For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for September 22, 1979

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    driftingwolf  over 10 years ago

    Unless your a adult, in which case you hit who ever you think is wrong and won’t listen to you. Right, America ;)

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    RonBerg13 Premium Member about 9 years ago

    Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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    tobybartels  over 8 years ago

    First appearance of Lawrence?

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    ClassicArtist  about 8 years ago

    When I was little, my dad did the same thing

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    25tkelley Premium Member over 5 years ago

    in response to sparks, what you are saying is the only thing spanking taught you was might makes right. perhaps a better approach to discipline would have taught you to do right based only on your own free will, a lesson which would stay with you your whole life. in response to isengrim, that’s like saying you can’t have empathy for a starving child unless you have been starved. i don’t think that’s remotely true.

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    doctorwho29  almost 4 years ago

    Discipline is good but I think John should have just a little more detail so as not to confuse the message.

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    Unicorn55 (Happy New Year 2022!)  about 3 years ago

    Jeez, what bad parenting.

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    Sabbalab  over 1 year ago

    Now that’s just accurate. A little too accurate.

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    windjammers  about 1 year ago

    Spanking? Yes. Beating? No.

    There’s a huge difference.

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    Purple-Stater Premium Member 9 months ago

    It may sound hypocritical, but there’s no better way to teach a small child about the pain they just inflicted on the other. And that’s how small people, like all animals, learn about dangerous things; there is no faster learning tool than a pain response. The crucial part is understanding the difference between discipline and cruelty.

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