Comments on: Former Kate Gosselin staffer says she hits her kids hard w/ a plastic spoon

By: CB Rawks

CB Rawks — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:43:22 +0000

Picking up a weapon to hit your kids with? NO.
I was spanked, but my parents would only spank my butt or the back of my thigh, with their hand. If you use a *tool* then you can’t be sure how hard you are hitting.
And obviously, if you are getting slapped across the face, or punched, then that’s child abuse. Not discipline.

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By: Meg

Meg — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:39:46 +0000

PLEASE, THATS NOT A CRIME!
I was spanked, and i turned out fine!
Just let her raise the kids, the way she wants to, she’s doin a FINE job!
TEAM KATE, TEAM JON, TEAM KIDS,

The paparatzi need to leave this family alone! Just let them do there show, and in between times, live their life!

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By: carol

carol — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:40:27 +0000

I agree with Jenny. Kate and Jon were very young with 8 kids. I think she can be a bitch but overall she really is doing a great job. It’s easier to let your kids get away with murder and it’s very demanding to steer them in the right direction. I believe she hugs her kids a lot and every thing she does is for their future. Imagine the cost in 10 years to send 8 kids to college. The media should give Kate a break.

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By: suzie

suzie — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:10:22 +0000

My mom spanked me and I spanked my children and myself and my children are very well mannered. The —- with time out. My son does spank his daughter however I do. She listens to me because she knows I mean business but test her dad

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By: Jude

Jude — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:31:44 +0000

I think Kate seems a little off and the whole family is messed up. Too bad that the kids are the ones who bare the brunt of this but seriously – a spoon? I got smacked with a wooden spoon growing up and am FINE! House, good job, good bf, good dog etc. Its not about getting your behind smacked here and there – the parent needs to discuss with the child why it happened, what they should do differently in the future etc. Believe me, at 8 years old having to analyze your actions and deeply discuss with your parents is the part you remember! Not the behind smack.

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By: KB

KB — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:49:26 +0000

The most devious, obnoxious, criminal people I know—were pretty much never ‘disciplined’ as children. There is a HUGE difference between “hitting” and “disciplining/spanking” kids! My husband and his bros and were hit with anything their single mom could grab (hot wheel tracks, pitchforks LOL)—if they did a bad job cleaning the house, she would throw their stuff out the window and they had to redo it. And guess what—my husband is the best father/provider I know—not a lazy bone in his body. My brother’s and I were hit with fly swatters and wooden spoons—but we deserved it every time! We are all productive, non-criminal parents raising our own well mannered, intelligent kids! And a couple of glasses of wine a night—-hooray for Kate! What is she supposed to do—pop a Valium? That is a lot of stress on a person—wine is a wonderful, natural way to relax! I am not a huge fan of Jon and Kate—but the stupid bleeding hearts WITHOUT kids that are now going to jump on her for spanking a bratty child need to borrow a bunch of bratty kids for a day—-and see how quick their “nice and humane’ tactics work—-LOL! Spanking will be their new hobby! And I totally agree with the PP’s—-if MORE people would discipline their children in this country—maybe it wouldn’t be such a mess…

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By: Tracy

Tracy — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:28:27 +0000

I see alot of people saying it is ok to discipline. Ok I get that, but then why does it NEVER show up on the show? Kate says that they just do time outs and that it works. But if they also spank, why is that not in the show too along with the time outs and why isnt kate talking about that? With the new pictures of Kate hitting Leah, the look on her face when she does it, and the closed fist instead of open hand speaks volumes to me. And just because the kid was blowing a whistle OUTSIDE while Kate was on the phone. Why did Kate not just go into the house if the phone call was so important? You can see the look on the two older kids faces as well. I cant wait for the sheeple to explain that away..

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By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:26:36 +0000

Give me a break! Leave her alone. She has 8 kids and is doing a great job! Spanking a kid in the butt is not a big deal. The problem now is not enough parents are punishing there kids or following through…Most parents now are lazy and dont care. We have a mother who does punish and keep her word with her children. OMG!!!!! Shes fine!

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By: natalie marie

natalie marie — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:22:30 +0000

are you kidding me? Kate you are not cool-people watched your show bc you were down to earth and normal, not giving your kids starbucks-your a loser.

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By: Kimo Jai, Tampa,FL

Kimo Jai, Tampa,FL — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:28:14 +0000

There is nothing wrong with corporal punishment. Take a look at America, no dicipline. When parents were allowed to tighten up on the backsides of their kids without outsiders running interference & when it was applied correctly, butt whippings worked. Now its wrong, taboo, and a crime to smack your kids on the butt. Take a look around America, We can kick off a whole another list of stories where a lot of people need some ‘tighting up’. So lay off Kate Gosselin. When done right, a smack on the butt never killed anyone, it got ‘em right.

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