[ReadingMommy]

Originally Posted by Eowyn

My thought process was, "Of course I don't want one. But I want to do what I want to do, and you're going to do it anyway if I don't do exactly what you want, which isn't something I can figure out so.........what the heck. G'head."

Yes...the inscrutability of what behaviors were going to warrant a spanking is why I was spanked many times throughout my growing up years. But in the moment, if I was doing something, the threats worked enough to make me stop when told.

Our spanking implement was a plastic spoon that STUNG like crazy. It was not something I ever wanted to endure if given the option.

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Also, I like your point about kids not reading the parenting manuals! In my case though, my parents were pretty up front with their spanking philosophy. We always had discussion sessions about why they were doing it, complete with Bible verses to back it up. It was a good way to get us to toe the line...of course we couldn't argue with God's chosen way!