Disciplined Child

Disciplined Child

I grew up in a household with my mother and grandparents. When I did something wrong, I was disciplined by any of the three people. I wasn't a very problem child. I knew how to act in public, church, school, etc. I was well mannered and had respect for elders. But the question is how did I get that way?

My family believed in whooping. As soon as we did something inappropriate, we got punished. They punish us by twisting our ear, smacking our hand, pinching us, getting wrapped with a switch, wet washcloth, fly swatter, or anything that they could get their hand on. Sometimes they even let our inappropriate behavior build up, and punished us at night while bathing. If we ever got in trouble at school, some would embarrass us in first of our classmates and others would take us to the bathroom but sent us back to class crying. But as I said before, I was a great child growing up. There was a time in my life that I had a smart mouth and always got wrapped for talking back.

As I looked back in the past, I appreciate every beating or punishment that I receive because that allowed me to know how to act today. You may think that my family was violent but everybody was raised differently. My great grandma was once questioned about how she raised her children. While at the doctor's office, my cousin was acting up. My great grandma beat her in the doctor's office. By the time she got home, she sheriff was there. She told the sheriff, "If I can't disciplined my own child, then take them with you". That lets you know that everyone is different in their own way.

According to my mother and grandparent, I consider them as Authoritative parents who are demanding and responsive. I could ask my mother anything and she would try her best to answer every question to the best of her abilities. I respected everything that was said or done. My mother/family has always been supported when I accomplished good things or made good grades. This type of parenting style always you to get punished for a good cause but the parents still love you the same as before.

Sometimes it's just the small things that we respected as children. If you don't eat all your food, you don't get desert. If you came in late or wasn't where you was supposed to be, they took the keys until they got ready for you to have them. Also they took cell phones for getting in trouble at school or misbehaving. I have experienced all these consequences from first hand.

In conclusion, I was raised to become an honest, respectful, and caring person that knows how to talk to other and act in public. They always say every generation gets worse. My little cousins today are terrible but their parents don't discipline them as I was discipline growing up. I always love to hear my grandmother stories about how it was back in the day when they got beatings, nothing like