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When people would talk to me about spanking I would easily and honestly say: "I needed it." I knew I was the kind of kid who who only refrain from doing X if I knew I was going to get a spank. Having my Mum sit down with me at 3, and explaining the situation wouldn't stop me, I know myself enough to know that.
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You didn't *need* a spanking. You needed a mother who would make her words have meaning and move you and make it happen. 3 yo's can't be reasoned with--that would be permissive. But hitting a child is never warranted
If the only reason you didn't do something was to avoid a spanking then you didn't learn anything of value from the experience.