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Premium Member Spare the Rod
She whimpers She screams Bad temper It seems Mom wallows Dad screams Pain follows Bad dreams...

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Categories: spare the rod, abuse, anger,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Spare the Rod, Spoil a Child, Story Poem
Back in the early '50s, my Dad believed in, "Spare the rod, spoil a child," his lesson seeping in. As a young growing kid, I longed for playtime's call, Believing in the joy of games, both indoors and outdoors, I stood tall. Mornings meant waking up to breakfast's warm delight, Then off to the playing field, where dreams took flight. Soccer...

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Categories: spare the rod, childhood, growing up,
Form: Narrative



Premium Member Spare the Rod
Spare the rod; spoil the child So the old proverb read -- and into children, injected dread but kept them from going hog-wild Yet many adults just will not hit until they're really mad -- which always turns out very bad leaving them emotionally unfit They lose their cool; they spank too hard The child begins to cry -- He can't figure out, for the...

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Categories: spare the rod, anger, children, cry, parents,
Form: Enclosed Rhyme
Don'T Spare the Rod
Don’t spare the rod Without remorse Strike hard For every child good there’s one bad Take no chances Strike hard Education must come from above A swinging stroke Strike hard Old decorum a twilight Duty fading Strike hard World now bemused by little Jimmy Take pleasure Strike hard...

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Categories: spare the rod,
Form: I do not know?
Spare the Rod...
As a child in days gone by Mother’s rod was swift but sure Many a weal as time went by Scarred my skin an ugly blue. Nagging was the way of life My mother used to lay the rule Not a day did I cry Child abuse, nor reported it at school. Father’s hands lay thick and strong A whopping blow upon...

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Categories: spare the rod, caregivingchild, child, day,
Form: Rhyme




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