Prayerfulwife

I can't tell you how mad I would be if someone spanked my child! It was extremely rare that I spanked my children- maybe once for the first child to haul him in immediately from running across the road. More of a "will you listen to what I am saying? It's DANGEROUS!" sort of thing. Once I smacked my grandson over his diapers when he was 2 because he consistently bit his grandfather and was going down to bite his arm a second time! It did pull him up. But I would have to say that 99% of the time it was unnecessary to smack my children. To me, resorting to smacking or spanking is a sign of a BIG failure in communication. By the time the spanking is administered, anger usually has taken over and it is impossible to spank in a controlled manner. And really- can you be in control if you have to resort to spanking? I don't think so! So to have someone else spank my child/grandchild to me is unpardonable! I would be enraged! All the more so if it were a child administering the spanking! How dare they allow their kids abuse someone else's child? And again probably TMI, my mother when she was ill when I was about 6, told her visiting neighbour to smack me one day for a truly minor matter- (standing on a rocking chair looking out the window) Apparently I had been told to get down but didn't hear! Next thing WHAMMO on my little bare legs! I can still feel the sting today- and the feeling of betrayal from my mother! So I am passionately anti-smacking/spanking! And the couple of times I have done so- you can be sure it was controlled and appropriate. True love seeks to teach and build up knowledge and confidence in our children- love of self seeks to control and subjugate them! Sorry, Ladies..I will get off my soapbox now! Blessings, Glenys