Sometimes when we believe we engage in genuine dialogue, its somethin else entirely.

Sometimes a person is just waiting so they can resume whatever they were doing before you interrupted them.

Sometimes the person is utterly contemptuous of everything not in conformity with his expectations.

In case, the other person isn't listening and could care less what is being said.

Under those circumstances, corporal punishment tends to sharpen the focus and bring total attention to the moment and subject "at hand".

That same method works on adults, too. Public humiliation goes a long way in behavior modification of recalcitrants. Why else shield perps from newspaper accounts?

Bring back stocks!

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