Why Are Some People So Narrow Minded...??

Question

You mention discipline and they start flying off the rails about smacking.

It seems rather silly to me - To my knowledge Discipline doesn't mean smacking to me - the dictionary I own seems to agree with me.

Do you think they just want something to argue about??

Answer 1

It's called willingly ignorant.

Answer 2

Some people just like to argue.  I know it's silly.  It's called "putting blinders on".  There are people that are just that ignorant.  People like that believe that their way is the only correct, effective way to parent.  There are many ways to be a good parent.  There's not a one way only cookie cutter way.  We all have our own styles and there's nothing wrong with that as long as we are doing it because it is in the best interest of our children. :)

Answer 3

I know exactly what you mean.  But even so, sometimes I think the best discipline is a good spanking.  Yeah call me cruel, brutal or any other word of your choice but my mom spanked me from time to time and I turned out well.

By the way, I hate generalizations.  I am a liberal and I believe in spanking.  Whoever made that statement was quite stupid.

Answer 4

I do agree---discipline isn't made up of spanking/hitting/smacking whatsoever. I think these people are just looking for something to do and start an arguement and should not have gone on in the first place!!

xD

~Kate

Answer 5

Because they were born that way, unfortunately..

Answer 6

Some people are so narow minded because they think the only way to raise kids is all the same with the same discipline and rules, no leeway for honesty, no leeway for different personality types. Didn't you know that their parents did it to them and they are all ok...........

Some people are sheep!!!

Answer 7

Yes, they love arguing and they can't admit they are wrong.

Answer 8

They are ignorant.

Disciplining can be done in various ways other than smacking.

Take for instance my first child knows I'm serious when I tell him he'll get a smack whereas my 2nd couldn't care less if he gets one or not. So to discipline him I take away all his toys and he has to stay in his room and not come out till I say so, this is discipline through boredom and works well with him.

He also loves his food so if he plays with his food he knows he won't have any more and I remind him of it.

So different circumstances and personalities calls for different disciplining

Answer 9

Well I am against smacking (or spanking as people here call it). I don't and never have used that form of discipline.

I do get "heated" when someone askes about if they should use a paddle or if it is excessive.

In my vocabulary I usually take the word discipline to mean non-physical consequences and the word punishment is more what I would think a smacking is.

Answer 10

Yes, I do think some parents are just looking for something to argue about.  

Your right, discipline doesn't ONLY mean spanking.  Discipline means teaching children self control and how to behave.  It means teaching children what is expected of them and insisting they mind.  Some of us use spanking, some of us don't.  

I think some narrow mindedness comes from ignorance and some of it is all for the sake of argument.

Answer 11

When I read your post I got the feeling you're talking about parents disciplining their children but I could be wrong...

But if you are talking about the PDTC issue, at times I agree with you -I really believe that people do seem to just argue allot about it and seem very narrow minded.

But just the other day my class at school was discussing this in depth. And I came to the conclusion that in disciplining your children many people believe they have to use physical discipline ie. smacking. Yet many others use different methods such as calm verbal disciplinary.

I came to the conclusion that there truly is no method that is ever going to be broadly agreed upon. But really you can see that both ways do work yet also have there limitations. It's just that with physical discipline there is no set balance in society of how much you should smack your child and in what situation.. and in some cases physically disciplining your children is just a cover story for child abuse. That's why I now think that this could be why people seem so narrow minded also because its just a discussed thing and in media allot. Obviously because it's a touche issue.

Answer 12

People are a product of their upbringing.  If their parents brought them up to be narrow minded.  They probably wont change.  Although some do after personal experience.

Answer 13

"Smacking", "whooping", "popping", etc.......all of those terms just make my blood boil, not to mention how angry, violent and ignorant they sound. Enough said.

Answer 14

i agree with you. the people who do are probably so bored with their own lives that they are just waiting for something like that to be said so they can start an argument about it!

good point.

PS: the twins in ur avatar are GORGEOUS!!

Answer 15

Most parents really just want to do the best they can by their kids....

some think that involves not smacking, some think smacking brings up better kids

I agree though that discipline does not ONLY mean smacking.... I have 5 children and the eldest is 18. I have never once smacked them and they've grown to be lovely, respectful men.

Answer 16

because people who say "time out is the way to go" have resulted in me walking all over my mother and father. "I'll call CPS if you touch me!"

ahahaha that **** works soooo greatt(:

Answer 17

I don't know why, but I don't even consider smacking as discipline either. Who knows, maybe they have too much time on their hands since they are so perfect. lol

Answer 18

Smacking is not discipline, it's punishment. Both are required.

Kind of similar to the rules of the road. we are informed not to exceed to maximum speed limit, we are taught about the dangers of doing so. (this being the discipline). However most, if not all of us break that limit on occasion. The ticket you receive from the police is the punishment.

I will gladly make someones "blood boil" admitting that I raise my children properly. If someone thinks spanking is so horrible, then so be it. Don't use it! But also stop trying to shine you all mighty "my way is the best way" c**p, nobody wants to hear it.

Answer 19

I agree.  It's not so much the spanking I have a problem with - in fact, I don't really have a problem with an open - handed, over - the - clothes spanking (not a "whooping," as some people so eloquently call it).  I may not do it myself, but to each her own.  However, what works for them doesn't necessarily work for me.  My son is an extremely respectful, well - mannered little boy who has never needed a spanking a day in his life.  So if some people think spanking works for their kids, that's their business.  But don't argue with those of us who are able to discipline our kids without it.

Answer 20

people are narrow minded by nature. it's how and when they're brought up. our parents "spanked" us when we were young and I would dare say, it kept us out of a lot of trouble. now a day's, kids get away with murder and they know they can because you can't "spank" them. either way, it's just the way certain people see things.

Answer 21

Because for some people ignoring bad behaviour and then flying off the handle and beating a child is how they view "discipline"...

As for me I believe that a disciplined child who is aware of his or her boundaries, but is still able to have fun is a happy child. And will hopefully grow up to be productive adult. My idea of discipline doesn't include smacking.

I have met plenty of children whose parents let them do pretty much what they want to realise that I don't want my children raised that way.

Answer 22

Some people are pessimistic and some are just ignorant.  Either way a conversation with them is going nowhere.

Answer 23

only liberals are