Love to Spare

A Father’s Promise

Posted on 09. Mar, 2009 by Michael Scott.

I grew up without knowing my real father, and without finding a role model in my alcoholic stepfather. All I knew for sure is that I didn’t want to become like either one of them.
Many years and four kids later, I still have uncertainties about my own role and relationship as a father. When my [...]

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Discipline vs. Spanking

Posted on 02. Feb, 2009 by Michael Scott.

Even before the birth of our first child, my wife and I had resolved that we would never spank our children. At the time, this resolve was largely met with skepticism and dire warnings from our friends and family. They told us that we probably wouldn’t succeed, but if we did manage to raise our [...]

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