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Corporal Punishment People are born in different generations. Those who were born under the same generation can relate to each other's stories as they evolve. **Do you know what type of generation you were born in? Perhaps you have heard of the word Millennials. How did kids live their lives in the 80’s?**
*It’s been months since I have posted an article about time travel, however you will notice that most of my stories are from the the past so it’s more kind of writing stories back in time.* I want to tackle today about the **80’s**, most probably kids' life during when **Super Mario Brothers** were a famous **Nintendo** game. https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/new-super-mario-bros-u-deluxe-switch/
Before I proceed, let me first give you a brief idea of how generations are broken down by age.
The Generations X, Y and Z People born between **1946** and **1964** are named **Baby Boomer**. There is one Baby Boomer here on read.cash that I know. He writes well and he is from Venezuela. Do you think you know him? If you were born between **1965** and **1980**, you are a **Generation X** or *Gen X*. So if your birth year was 1980 you will mostly co-exist with the kids of the next generation. *Millennials* as most people call them - the **Generation Y** or *Gen Y*. They were born between **1981** and **1996**. Baby’s born between **1997** and **2015** are called the **Generation Z** or *Gen Z*. So I have given you small details about these generations. I hope you know where you belong now.
**You might wonder why I almost know a lot about the 80’s.** Obviously because I was born in that Generation, (do I sound like revealing my age, laughs). Geez! I feel too old. *Anyway, they said life in the 80's was the most memorable one and by far the best ever kids life experiences.*
Yes, this is the generation when the **MP3** player today was a **Walkman** back then. **MP4** was **Betamax**. Voltes 5 before is still Voltes 5 today. *Batman*, *Superman* and *Spiderman* are already famous during the 80’s. And you know what, your favorite *Thundercats* cartoon series is planning to revive this year. I can hardly wait. **However kids in the 80’s if not all were kind of having a traumatic experience when it comes to dealing with house rules.** Parent’s back then were kind of authoritarian when it came to disciplining their kids. Perhaps because our parents and grandparents had post traumatic experiences during the second world war and then the declaration of **Martial Law on September 23, 1971**. https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/featured/declaration-of-martial-law/#:~:text=President%20Ferdinand%20E.,the%20Philippines%20under%20Martial%20Law.&text=Throughout%20the%20Martial%20Law%20period,by%20virtue%20of%20Proclamation%20No. *Kids back then including myself have experienced the so called* **corporal punishment** *in schools and at home*. Yes, the discipline process during those days was so intense. **Teachers have the right to beat kids as a form of discipline.** I can still remember when my *third grade* teacher *hit us hard* in the butt with a *hard broom* because four of us *failed to attend the flag raising ceremony*. Or if we caught talking or became noisy in the class our teacher would pinch our ear hard or lips that would leave a blood clot marked. We named those teachers as “**Terror**” teachers. https://resourcecentre.savethechildren.net/node/4895/pdf/4895.pdf
**My mother was the disciplinarian in the family.** Father was a soft hearted and I don’t remember he beat me for my foolishness when I was a kid. He was my savior whenever my mother would beat me hard. **I wanted to tell you here how my mother showed her way of disciplining me and my siblings but I prefer not to share it.** You wouldn’t like it when she punished a child. I think one incident was when she caught me saying bad words or that I had lied, she forcefully made me eat three red chili peppers. If I resist, she will crush those peppers on my closed lips. Oh, I’m sorry I wasn’t supposed to share that. **Parents those times were very very strict.** You have to be very careful with your words and moves. *You could be beaten for a very simple mistake*. I remember my playmate when he was being punished by her mother. He has to be naked and then her mother would *hit him with bamboo to any parts of his body*. He was our neighbor and when her mother was done beating him *I can see how he trembled helplessly* in one corner of their house naked. **Mother was kind of similar to that but she will not undress me before beating me. She will just hit me with whatever available stick in the corner, even firewood**
However, even though my mother was like that, it never came to the point that I would be rebellious. Although in my mind I already *plan to leave the house* and live on the street. *It never happened, just my imagination.* **Despite the suffering I endure with the discipline process of my mother, I have no regrets of having them as my parents.** Perhaps if I didn't listen to my mothers unlimited advice and reminders I wouldn’t be a good father to my kids right now. **Now that I am a parent too, I don’t want my kids to be beaten for a very simple mistake.** I want to end that style of disciplining a kid. It is no longer the 80’s today and kids are now of different generations. Those act of discipline is no longer acceptable although in some remote areas in different provinces, some parents still practice corporal punishment. *Those people’s minds are stuck in the events of the past that they can not adopt the current lifestyle of the new generation.* If you're reading this and happen to be a millennial or Gen X, I know you can relate and if you experience it too, please let us **end this hysteria**.
**As much as possible let us discipline our kids without harming them physically, mentally or emotionally.** *Kids are gifts* and we should not show cruelty to them. Although some parents have regrets about having kids, it’s not good to put the blame on them. *Remember that the reason for their existence was from our own actions*. I think I have said enough here and I don’t want to make this post too long. I hope you have learned something from this post or at least can relate somehow. **When was the last time you were reprimanded by your parents for your foolishness?** Did they punish you, beat you or just receive advice? Please share in the comment below so we can interact. Thanks for reading. Ciao!
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Its amazing to remember our past and childhood ❤️ Talking about games, as I am 90's boy I loved Sega games. The Super Maro, Snow Bros and King Of Fighter was may favourite games ❤️
nice to know that, I used to play street fighter and mortal combat. My fave was Ryu and Scorpion. Thanks for sharing.
Great 👌 mine was Sub Zero ❤️
Millennial pala ako! Thanks for the info pero naabutan ko pa din naman yung terror na teacher na pag di ka nakasagot ng tama eh pinapa-squat ka, yung pag late ka eh di ka na makakapasok kasi sarado na yung pinto, yung may malaking stick si teacher para kahit nsa row 4 eh aabot..hehe. pero masaya yung mga time na un, madaming laro sa labas kasi wla naman tv na paglibangan..hehehe
haha, naalala ko, three kaming sobrang lilikot noon kaya lagi nasa row 4 katabi lagi broom box .. 😭😄 yes truth, madaming takbuhan, habulan, gasgas sa tuhod at sermon haha, i'm feeling nostalgic again. 😄
Hahah, grabe yung katabi ang broom box..
My parents are not aggressive when it comes to punishing. They didn't beat me back then but my mother used to throw harsh words to me and as a young boy I take it seriously ,it hurts me so much leaving scars to my inner heart,maybe thats the reason we're not that close. For me those harsh words are torture to my soul , even now my mother still throw words like back then and its like there's something squeezing my heart when I heard those words, unable to breath and all I can do is just cry.
Words are more deadlier the swords as they said because yes, it become a lifelong torture. It's sad knowing that some parents are able to said things like that to their child as if they don't want them to be born. But there is always a reason while she was like that. Just make sure you don't do that when time comes that you will have your own child. Thanks for sharing.
Yes po .😊
My childhood was awesome and yet it was cruel. I was a battered child, yet I enjoyed most of it. Got hit with a leather belt until it breaks and a lot of stuff close to that. I'll leave it at that. I miss playing patintero tho. Still for me, the good old days!
I love that game and Tumbang preso too.
yaas, yun din kuya!
Hahahaha. Now my brother and I would just laugh at the fact that we were beaten with a plastic fly swatter. The other side of the swatter which is by the handle. It hurts and it leaves a mark for days. Then I have noticed that we were lucky that we have been disciplined like that unlike with ny other cousins who never experienced a beating. They grew up so spoiled thay some of them did not want to work because it was hard. Now they are dependent with their parents even when they already have their own family and they do not share with the expenses in the house. Some of them and their wives have work but their salary are only for them alone. Sad. Now the parents are afraid to talk to their children because they fear that they might be angry and they might not talk to them or worse they would leave the house.
yes, kids these days are really different. They know a lot even at their young age. Mas mabuti pa rin yong paminsan minsan e nakakatikim yong mga bata ng konting strict mahirap kasi kapag lumaki silang hindi man lng nakatikim ng pagalitan o sitahin sa isang pagkakamali.