Dear People of Mayberry and especially Thelma Lou, First, let's clear up a little mistake in my last post. Of course, it was the taxidermist who sewed up Hogette's head; it was Ernest T. who hit her. Glad that's off my chest. I also love it when we can turn a frustrating situation into a Mayberry moment. That is truly the Mayberry spirit at work. Thelma Lou wrote an excellent piece on spanking and she made many wonderful points. I know we are not suppose to talk "Bible" here, but if I may, just this once, make one little point. People often quote, "Spare the rod, spoil the child." But the rod in Scriptures refers to discipline, not an actual stick. Remember Psalm 23? "Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me." This is referring to a shepherd gently guiding his flock and keeping them safe; not beating them over the head with his stick. He keeps the wolves away and guides his sheep. Personally, I do not know how anyone can raise children without ever giving them a smack on the behind, at least once in a while. I have three and, as sweet as they are, they are not that good. But if you are shouting more than you are hugging and laughing with your child, something is wrong. And no amount of trips to the woodshed is going to fix that. That's just my thoughts, Laura Lee Hobbs ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
