Hell to the naw…. Christian Domestic Discipline Practice Allows Husbands To Paddle Disobedient Wives While some women will admit that they like for their man to get physical with them during sex , Brandy Zarodny of ”The Daily Beast has shed some light on another type of couple “spanking” that has nothing to do with pleasure and everything to do with pain. via Daily Beast What do you call it when a husband beats his wife with a paddle for disobeying him? Some would say domestic abuse. These people say he’s doing God’s work. On a pain scale of one to 10, Chelsea ranks the epidural-free birth of her child as a six. Her husband’s spankings? Those are an eight. First, he uses his hands for “warm-up” slaps. Then comes a combination of tools based on the specific infraction. The wooden spoon is the least severe; for the worst rule-breaking—like texting while driving (“It could kill me,” Chelsea admits) or moving money between accounts without his permission—she’ll be hit with something else: a hairbrush, a paddle, or a leather strap. Chelsea and her husband Clint, who asked that I use only their first names, belong to a small subculture of religious couples who practice “Christian Domestic Discipline,” a lifestyle that calls for a wife to be completely submissive to her husband. Referred to as CDD by its followers, the practice often includes spanking and other types corporal punishments administered by husbands—and ostensibly ordained by God. Devotees call CDD an alternative lifestyle and enthusiastically sing its praises; for critics, it’s nothing but domestic abuse by another name. Clint was in the room while I talked to Chelsea. When Chelsea gets flummoxed by a question, she asks Clint for guidance in a voice so high-pitched that it belies her 28 years: “Honey, how long does the spanking usually last?” (About 5 minutes, Clint says.) He has left bruises, Chelsea says, but it’s rare, and she attributes them to anemia. This might be some of the most bogus ish we’ve ever heard. Not only do these wives seem to agree with this practice, they also openly admit that their husbands often ‘punish’ them right in front of their children. When a wife breaks her husband’s rules—rolling her eyes, maybe, or just feeling “meh,” as one blogger put it—that can equal punishments which are often corporal but can also be “corner time”; writing lines (think “I will not disobey my master” 1,000 times); losing a privilege like internet access; or being “humbled” by some sort of nude humiliation. Some practice “maintenance spanking,” wherein good girls are slapped on a schedule to remind them who’s boss; some don’t. Some couples keep the lifestyle from their children; others, like CDD blogger Stormy, don’t. “Not only does he spank me with no questions asked for disrespect or attitude in front of them, but I am also required to make an apology to each of them,” she writes. SMH! Sounds to us like these couples are not only promoting this ridiculous ritual, they are also ensuring that it is carried on by their children by doing it in front of them. Just we’d thought we heard it all…. Continue reading →
