Politically Correct??

Someone mentioned on this board that there was a "concern" (not on this board) that enemas might be a form of abuse. In review of my experience throughout my life, I do not consider enemas "abuse". The parents of the 1940's were passing along a treatment for health reasons that has been passed along from that ancient bird in Eqypt, a method to keep our system clean and healthy. I am seriously concerned by the abysmal but controlling attitude of some members of society who appear to think they have all the answers to everything without any personal research or any real knowledge of the subject they are trying to control. For my part, if a deviant person wants to "abuse" they will abuse whatever. That should not be an entrance for the "correct thinking society" to step into our venue and attempt to control the people who contribute to this board. That is my stand on that subject.

roberth

You're preaching to the choir!

Very true indeed.

the PC brigade time will come and they will be exposed for the clowns that they are.

I also totaly agree.

This is a real "third rail" among the topics here:

To those currently pushing the agenda, "polically correct/incorrect" can apply to any term which gives them the opportunity to force their very-well-defined-but-contradictory version of the truth into the educational and cultural mainstream.

As an example, during my 58 years on earth, the politically correct term for people of color has mutated from "colored" to "Negro" to "black" to "African-American".

It will mutate again in a few more years. The object, of course, is to stigmatize those who don't follow the "rightspeak" as quickly, usually people in their mature years, as un-hip,

Another example -- exposure of the body for males.

I grew up in the late 50's-60's. In those days, if you were went swimming in an all-male group at your local YMCA, the accepted practice was to swim nude. High school Phys Ed classes always included showers, usually withut individual stalls. Swimwear usually covered from just below the navel to the tobs of the thighs, though anyone past age 12 usually wore a supporter underneath to present a "flat front".

All this started to change with the advancement of feminism and an increase in single-parent (presumably-female-headed) families after 1970. Unlike his older companions, the average under-35 male today presents an image of insecurity in a locker room; the "towel dance" is common, and anyone who dares to wear something that doesn't stetch halfway to the knees is suspected as gay.

So we raise our sons to think like little girls, viewing their physical selves as depreciating assets or tools for bargaining.

I have one last bit of advice for any separated parent, custodial or non-custodial:

If you are thinking of giving your son or daughtree an enema, but are engaged in even the slightest dispute over custody, don't do so without a doctor's written recommendation. Your life could turn into hell-on-earth.

Well said, everyone. I'd love to go back to the "good old days" when parents could do virtually anything they wanted to their children (including giving them enemas). After all, we didn't turn out too bad, did we!

In those "good old days," the at-home enema was medically correct for millions, but that was before establishment medicine turned against it and made it politically incorrect.

I don't think most moms relished giving enemas whenever needed, given the whining and crying and struggling that often went on, but it was a necessity for which we were later greatful, admit it or not.

Hey knorris!

I like your thinking, man! As a Christian, I have been politically incorrect all my life, and thought a lot about it. If there are now to be enema police, too, it would just illustrate how anti-life this whole scene has become. PC means I have to live looking over my shoulder ALL the time in case someone who has yet to get a life wants to stop mine! Nah, it s**ks; bring me a full bag to flush the nasty ideology from the body politic. Where would we start injecting it?

I could pick up on your rant about male nudity, too. I went to a boarding school. Not only did the showers have no stalls, the toilets didn't have doors, either. We knew why: no masturbating allowed in there, son!

OK, some of us were gay. So what? We were all growing into our sexual identities more or less shakily, and doing it without prudery was OK by me. I was already experimenting with enemas in those days, but didn't risk having THAT known because there were sanctions among peers! No erections in the showers, for instance. I don't suppose we turned out any worse than previous generations - some of us have made our contributions to society.

Johnny

Oh,How times have changed in the last fifty years when parents would give a simple enema to their kids if the kid had a tummyache,not anymore,no way.Kids are taught in school to disclose every little thing that parents do at home,even a simple bruise from a fall can have the child protective service knocking on your door for a full and complete investigation.Let the good times flow. w/m72yrs/Western Ma

I'm probably about as politically incorrect as they come, and we are straying a bit from enemas, but this is an interesting topic.

A couple of examples of the politically correct "It's not your fault" way of thinking are;

If a parent spanks ( A good swat on the butt, not a beating) a child,they could be subject to being arrested for child abuse. But, if the same kid gets caught vandalizing property or another crime, it's still the parents fault because they didn't "discipline" the kid.

I normally have my scanner on to keep track of what's going on in town. I can't believe the number of police calls to a residence because an 8 or 9 year old kid is "out of control". So they call the cops instead of getting the kid under control themselves.

So, if you give your child an enema or take a rectal temperature, you are guilty of abusing them and have "damaged them for life".

If you do something stupid like dump hot coffee in your lap, or lose a few fingers putting your hand under a running lawn mower, get a lawyer and "Sue the bastards" since it's not your fault!!

Interesting - I live in Denmark, and the Danes (god bless them) still act like normal people - ohhh the pc fools want to change all that, but the true human spirit still holds sway here!

Though notably: it is against the law to spank a child in this country, whether an otk bare-butt whailing, or even a simple swat on the rear...and it was the KIDS who got this law on the books! A popular radio talk-show host did a lengthy call-in program aimed at children, asking them what they hoped for the most: what changes they wanted in their everyday lives. They all screeched for the same thing: NO MORE SPANKINGS!

Based on the popularity of this program, the kids got their wish - so it wasn't a bunch of pc do-gooders!

Maybe we should listen to kids more ???

I grew up in the 40-60 enemas- spanking awful tasting meds doing what you were told, respect outers were part of life. I remember as a teenager being given a BB spanking or mother waking in my room when I was sick with a full enema bag lay a towel down having me roll on my side pulling my pj down to put the hose in me, making me take the full bag. leaving the room so I could go to the bathroom without her seeing my pj showing my male erection. She knew what happen to a male when give the enema, but that was part of her respect for me. What happen to are world?

I agree all this political correct nonsense is a lot of Bull. A swat on the rear is NOT child abuse. What I see of the kids today tells me this would be a lot better World today if a lot more of the kids got an occasional swat on the rear. There are places I no longer care to go because the parents let their kids run around totally out of control annoying every one else arround. I also agree that to many people need to mind there own business instead of trying to shove their ideas down every one else's throat. We are slowly but steadily losing are freedoms to these people who insist on forcing their beliefs on us.

Like anything else, it's not WHAT you do, so much as it's the WAY you do it. Enemas can be abuse or not!

Putting all the visceral paranoia aside, in this country you are still free to spank your kids and give them enemas. No one is going to lock you up for spanking your kid or giving them an enema.

These are always great topics to get everyone's emotional juices flowing because the very acts themselves are so intimate.

Different families have different customs; and for some, spanking is the first intervention for misbehavior and for others it is the last; the same goes for enemas and constipation.

Spanking is always a great topic to get everyone's juices flowing. More so than enemas, because it is more in the public arena. For most families enemas, and bowel habits in general, are a more private thing; unlike spanking which is in the public arena and still practiced in some schools in this country.

There are those who say spanking leads to violent criminal behavior and those who say not spanking leads to violent criminal behavior. But the simple truth of the matter is that statistically it doesn't seem to matter and there are so many variables it is hard to sort out. For one thing a child being regularly spanked has no statistical significance on how the child will turn out. (before writing me the hate mail please read "Freakonomics" by Levitt and Dubner) The thing is that the term "corporal" punishment encompasses such a broad range, from a swat on the rear to a brutal flogging. Also, parents that strike their children in anger have poor coping skills themselves and this trait is likely to be passed on to the children, and I will not even start on the subject is this behavior environmental or hereditary, but will say it is more likely "C" both the above.

Well, I am going to hop off my Ivory soap box now and just summarize by saying that I personally do not believe in spanking children even though, as a very small child, I received many bare bottom spankings with hand, switch, (anyone ever had to go pick their own switch?) and ruler. However, I respect the rights of others to raise their families as they wish. So, if you think your kid needs a spanking, spank them; and if you think your kid needs an enema, go ahead and give them an enema. I seriously doubt the PC police will come knocking at your door. The important thing to remember is that in spite of how you try to raise your kids, they will most likely turn out like you! We should all try to be role models.

My mom gave my brother and I bb spankings with the wooden paddle that she used when the rubber band and ball attached broke(used as a toy if you remember).And since I was bad alot( 😁)I got them more than the average kid.I don't think she broke them very often and if she did you hoped that there wasn't a toy paddle around in sight!I have no problem with spanking a child if needed but you need to be careful as someone will take it as abuse and turn you in regardless of the circumstances.I didn't turn into a criminal from spankings nor has anyone I know!As far as enemas in the home,she didn't use a bag but there may have been times she used a bulb(rarely)or the long super skinny suppositories OTK in the bathroom.It was so long ago that I barely remember so details are not available.Obviously she didn't use them only if really necessary and not past a young age of 7-8.I still remember those bb spankings and the dancing around before and after.

There's been several times my brother and I got spanked myself. At the time I didn't agree about them. I know we both got them till we moved out of the house (for me, it was when I was about 19 or so). Looking back; I fully agree with my parents on why I got spanked. As overall; like any other child; they will rebel. I for one did quite a few times; and when ever they tried just simply grounding me. It would never work for me; as I was already someone that would rather be in my room to begin with. I know several of my friends when I was growing up; the ones that was spanked; actually turned out a lot better then those that didn't. Even now; it's the fear for getting spanked by my father that makes sure that I don't do anything that would ever warrant one.

I have to agree with LisaK, it's not a matter of WHAT you do but HOW you are doing it. Pain or gentleness. It's all a matter of intent.

When my daughter was 13, she was very constipated and I suggested an enema and (because she had always seen her Grandmother with the bag and hose) was afraid. Because of her age, I went out and bought a Fleet's, and she accomplished it by herself, dignity maintained and problem solved.

I have rarely spanked my kids because they're pretty respectful. Me, well that's a different story. I must have gotten into a lot of trouble because I was bare hand slapped, spanked, switched and pinched. We had no child protective services, and the police would have sided with my parents anyway. That's the way it was when I was growing up. These days, your child goes to school and tells a story of enemas, pain or spanking, you just might be investigated.

(Even if you had the best of intentions.)

I'm sure you are familiar with the addage, "save the rod and spoil the child!" It seems to me that I have met several cases of a spared rod. Board Members, Now, as near as I can tell, what we have here, is a case for sparing the rod who has no experience with anything. My question is, "Is it abusive to give yourself an enema because you enjoy them as a remedy that gives you good health and feeling?"

Enough is enough of this "Political correctness" which is an afront to the freedom of speech provision of the first amendment of the Constitution. It's time for a change in our schools and government. Political correctness not withstanding, get out and vote for the social standards that made this country GREAT. Political correctness can only destroy it.

Growing up in the 50s and 60s enemas were an accepted part of everyday life for most families where I grew up. Not considered abuse at all.