I would prefer that others not do my job, which is the discipline of my children. It is a parents' job. However, I sure as heck want to know if my kid is acting up and needs some "tough love", cause if teacher or coach isn't willing to do it, I will. Matter of fact, my kids know that the worst part of getting in trouble with a teacher or coach, is that they have to come home and face me for discipline session #2.

I really am sick of this "resolve conflict peacefully" BS that the schools are preaching as well. If my kid mouths off to someone, he ought to be prepared to have his lip swelled up, or in the immortal words of Roy D. Mercer, have a "pop knot put on his head". If that doesn't happen, my kid will continue to mouth off to people, without ever learning the consequences.

The spa treatment that we give the Gitmo prisoners is another good example of backwards thinking nowadays.