Another aspect of spanking and hitting children is the resentment it builds in the child. Probably this is TMI, but as a young child and then teenager, my mother would hit me with her potstick from the laundry and leave bruises. And she would smack us across the face often which was terribly humiliating. Much as I love my mother, even today at 53, I sometimes burn with resentment at her treatment. And yes, I don't feel loved by her today- even though my head tells me I am. Does that make sense?