Mutt

wow, how the world has changed. very sad. these are your childrens' teachers - they spend more time with your kid than you do per day. my parents trusted that teachers were good people with kids best interest at heart, they went into teaching for a reason. my mother went to parent/teachers day, so she at least knew my teachers. and she knew the school principal and he did ask her and i assume he asked other parents of unruly kids if it was ok to give them the strap. My mother gave him permission, she trusted that he knew what he was doing and if he was going to give me the strap then I had really done something bad.

i understand why todays' parents feel differently, neighborhoods are transient, there's not much connection to your neighbors and school. my neighbors up and down the street were like second parents almost, if you were fighting or crying in front of their house they'd come out and yell at you or hug you and take u home or call your mother to relay what was going on.

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