Reply #127: That's bullshit. [View All]

[nachosgrande]

Spanking was only used when I was of an age where I knew right from wrong, and clearly understood the consequences of my actions, and my parents never even did it to the point where it was any more painful than a slight sting at worst. It wasn't abuse any more than my parents telling me they were ashamed of me for my actions (which was the worst punishment I personally could endure), or being grounded was. My sister and I knew it wasn't abuse, but punishment for our actions. Abuse implies senseless, meaningless, random, or excessive physical/verbal violence against another. If you are against spanking, then you should be against all forms of punishment, since they all inflict emotional "pain" upon their recipients.