Spanking children in Oregon

[snopes]

Comment: According to a friend of mine in order to spank your kids in
Oregon, you had to take parenting classes. upon graduation you would be
given something called a cats paw made out of rubber and that is the only
thing you are allowed to use to spank your children. anyone know if it is
true?

[BlushingBride]

Originally Posted by snopes

Comment: According to a friend of mine in order to spank your kids in
Oregon, you had to take parenting classes. upon graduation you would be
given something called a cats paw made out of rubber and that is the only
thing you are allowed to use to spank your children. anyone know if it is
true?

Yes. And before conceiving children, you have to get consent to NFBSK from the relevant local government. You're then awarded a plaque with a rude word on it that you have to hang on your door while you're going at it. It's single use, so you have to stand in line and pay your $2 fee every time you want a NFBSK.

Those wacky Oregonians. What will they get up to next?

[kismet]

Is this law only for people who live in Oregon, or do I have to take the class if I want to spank my child on vacation there? Can native Oregonians who have not taken the class legally spank in other states?

I need to know these things!

[Kitsune27]

I really doubt this, given that all the people I know with children haven't mentioned anything.

[wanderwoman]

What kind of class do you have to take if you want to spank adults?(consenting, of course)

Originally Posted by wanderwoman

What kind of class do you have to take if you want to spank adults?(consenting, of course)

I'm available for coed course leadership.

[Floater]

So you mean there are courses in how to physically abuse children? Neat.

[zman977]

I've wondered at what age does being spanked turn from something we don't like in to something some of us enjoy? Do we wake up one morning and think, "Gee I'd really like a spanking today. I did not like them yesterday but all of the sudden I would really like one."


As for the law in question, I"m thinking someone must have read that on one of those dumb laws lists.

[Victoria J]

Originally Posted by zman977

Gee I'd really like a spanking today. I did not like them yesterday

When did Dr. Seuss become so X-rated ?

More seriously I don't think your question makes that much sense. Not everyone ever likes it. Even then they like it in some controlled circumstances - with a very different emotional context. And if you did like it as a child that would be even more distressing I'd think as you would be very uncomfortable about that within the sort of child adult relationship you'd be talking about.

ETA - This was my 1000th post I should have used it more wisely than a bad Dr. Seuss joke.

Victoria J

[daisyslegs]

Originally Posted by Floater

So you mean there are courses in how to physically abuse children? Neat.

yeah, we Oregonian's are so very progressive.

I have never heard of anything at all like this. The only thing that came to mind is that Oregon requires a parenting class for divorcing couples when there are children involved, prior to getting the judge to sign for your divorce. I don't know how well they enforce it, I took it but my ex refused to. Then again, I was the one seeking the divorce.

[zman977]

Originally Posted by Victoria J

When did Dr. Seuss become so X-rated ?

More seriously I don't think your question makes that much sense. Not everyone ever likes it. Even then they like it in some controlled circumstances - with a very different emotional context. And if you did like it as a child that would be even more distressing I'd think as you would be very uncomfortable about that within the sort of child adult relationship you'd be talking about.

ETA - This was my 1000th post I should have used it more wisely than a bad Dr. Seuss joke.

Victoria J

It was supposed to be a joke. did you not notice the smiley at the end of the statement? It was not meant to be taken seriously.

[Victoria J]

Originally Posted by zman977

It was supposed to be a joke. did you not notice the smiley at the end of the statement? It was not meant to be taken seriously.

My post also started with a joke so I don't think I deserve to be accused of lacking a sense of humour.

I took it to be a serious question (at what point do people start to like being spanked ?) followed by a humourous piece of dialogue which was accompanied by the smiley. I think that was a not unreasonable reading of the post.

How is one meant to know whether a smiley accompanies a particular statement, the last sentence, the whole paragraph or the whole post

I also thought that, while I couldn't get anywhere considering the actual question as possed, there was a valid point being made in considering the two types of spanking. It is pretty baffling to have an action that exists generally in 2 contexts - causing pain to small children and giving sexual pleasure to adults. Though from my point of view it is extremely baffling that any activity designed to cause pain to small children is acceptable in anyway.

In short (never my strong point) I made a silly joke, and felt I needed to explain why I didn't answer the rest of the post. I didn't get your question but did think you were making a valid serious point, and was not trying to be harsh. I think your response was a bit unnecessary.

Victoria J

[zman977]

Originally Posted by Victoria J

My post also started with a joke so I don't think I deserve to be accused of lacking a sense of humour.

I took it to be a serious question (at what point do people start to like being spanked ?) followed by a humourous piece of dialogue which was accompanied by the smiley. I think that was a not unreasonable reading of the post.

How is one meant to know whether a smiley accompanies a particular statement, the last sentence, the whole paragraph or the whole post

I also thought that, while I couldn't get anywhere considering the actual question as possed, there was a valid point being made in considering the two types of spanking. It is pretty baffling to have an action that exists generally in 2 contexts - causing pain to small children and giving sexual pleasure to adults. Though from my point of view it is extremely baffling that any activity designed to cause pain to small children is acceptable in anyway.

In short (never my strong point) I made a silly joke, and felt I needed to explain why I didn't answer the rest of the post. I didn't get your question but did think you were making a valid serious point, and was not trying to be harsh. I think your response was a bit unnecessary.

Victoria J

My mistake. I was under the impression that you did not get that it was a joke. I did see your Dr. Sues comment and thought it was funny. I did not mean it to sound like it was an actual question. That's one problem with posting on a message board. Sometimes it is hard to tell how one intends something. Obviously we had a miss communication. I was not trying to sound harsh I was just making a clarification. Sorry if it came off as sounding harsh. I do tend to be blunt and sometimes it comes off as sounding harsh. My apologies.

[Victoria J]

Originally Posted by zman977

I was not trying to sound harsh I was just making a clarification. Sorry if it came off as sounding harsh. I do tend to be blunt and sometimes it comes off as sounding harsh. My apologies.

And I didn't need to get so defensive, so sorry for that and apology accepted.

I did find your original post amusing, I just thought it was saying something else as well.

I really like communicating in writing and mostly I am better at it than speaking, but sometimes it is so hard to convey your tone. Which is bad enough but then your (general your) mistakes are preserved in the thread

Victoria J