Explain this Theory

The world today has changed so much form when I was growing up what was then exceptable is no longer and what was not is now.  While I encourage change, I wonder if some of the things might be just a little or excedeingly much.

Take for instance the cars, trucks, ect, I am glad that they now get 40 miles to the gallaon but where did the safety go, when the cars were big and steel we didn't need air bags, why because if we got into an accident chances were we would definetly still be able to walk away with minor injuries and we did not have to wear a seat belt, not saying you shouldn't but we didn't need to.

Also the cars go much faster then they did then. Seltbelts and airbags are now required for those reasons.   I remember 70 mph was cool then and now my kids are thinking 200 mph is.  Yikes!!!

Child discipline, we could fight all about this, but truth is there are more ppl in jail and prison today becasue an old fashioned paddling is no longer "the right" thing to do..... Why?  

because 1 parent went to far and now we have lost total control of our kids THANK YOU moms and dads who thought about this and decided that one thing worked for all kids....THEY DON'T.

my three boys have all been spanked they have all had to deal with the police BECAUSE I CARE enough for them and I know if they go to jail it wan't be because the broke into some place or robbed or murdered or had a DUI it will be something really minor like oops j walking.

I think bring back the paddle and let parents DISCPLINE their kids instead of giving them a 2 minute timeout.

I will not be intimidated by ppl who should not have had kids to begin with or the schools who's payroll is paid by my taxes, I pay them so why do I have to continually worry about if my kid is gonna come home and say " my teacher said you can't spank me!"  Guess what not only is my kid going to get spanked for thinking the teacher is their parent but I am also going to go to school and let the teacher have it for thinking they know what's best for my kid, not gonna happen their way, parenting is not BURGER KING. 

Now I agree that there is a line between discipline and abuse and it is a fine line, the difference is if you leave a mark on a child that bruises that is abuse, if you lock the child in their room and by lock I mean key needed or the child can not open the door all the way, for any reason, that is abuse, not feeding your child anyhthing at all, that is abuse and even neglect.

Thank you for caring.