佚名/Anonymous
Mymotherwasavocalsupporterofcorporalpunishment, butforallhertalkingshehasneverspankedmysiblings, .
Intheearly70s',“MommaiswegoingtoMcDonaldsfordinner?”Themotherreplied,“Honey, .”“ButIwantgo.”“Susie, , ifyouareagoodgirlwecangotomorrow.”Susieimmediatelydroppedtothefloor, kickingandscreaming,“IwanttogotoMcDonalds.”
NoamountofpleadingorscoldinghermothertriedstoppedSusie',“Okay, Susie, let'sgotoMcDonalds.”Susiestoppedyellingandsmilingshegrabbedhermother';IwasdelightedthatanythingIwantedcouldbehadbythrowingatantrum.
ThatdaymymotherpickedmeupearlyfromdaycarebecauseweweregoingtoSears＆, andaswewalkedthroughthetoysectiononthewaytotheLayawayDepartment, ,“Mama, canIhavethattelephone?”
Shereplied,“Baby, notnow, butifyouareagoodgirlmaybeSantawillbringittoyou.”“ButMama, Iwantthattelephonerightnow.”Hereyesnarrowedandherhandtightenedonmine.“Becky, youcan'thavethattelephonetoday, butifyoumisbehaveyoucanhaveaspanking.”
BynowwewerestandinginthelongholidaylineintheLayawayDepartment, ,“Iwantthattelephone,”,“Becky, ……Two……Three.”
, andbegankickingandscreaming,“Iwantanewcar, Iwantanewhouse, Iwantsomejewelry, Iwant……”Shocked, Istoodup.
“Mama, ,”Itearfullypleaded.
Shestood, , theotherswaitinginlinebegantosporadicallyclap, , shaketheirheadsatmeandsaywithasmile,“'llnevertrythatagain.”
AndIdidn't, becauseitleftalastingmentalpicturemoreeffectivethananyphysicalmark.
母亲常说她赞成体罚，虽然她嘴上这么说，但却从不动手打我的兄弟姐妹，而我也仅挨过一次打。相反，跟打屁股所带来的疼痛相比，她所用的一些惩罚方法总会给我们留下更深刻的印象。四岁时发生的那件事是我最难忘的事件之一。
