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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think there is a wide range here.  But I don't believe any parent when he or she says they spank in a controlled manner..absent of his or her own anger.  I think that is utter bullshit.  You spank because you are fed up and angry and out of control yourself...and seriously people just need to own this.[/quote]

Eh.. I'm against spanking but I was spanked (rarely) and I always remember it being a very controlled thing.

Like, my parents would actually let me choose whether to be spanked or, e.g., not get popcorn.  I remember this instance very clearly.  It was when I let a strange dog in the house.  I think I was like 6.  They didn't seem out of control or angry at all, they were just disciplining me.[/quote]

Did you ever choose the spanking?[/quote]

Actually, I did!  It was much better than being deprived of popcorn.  I don't remember being traumatized by it at all.  I give my parents a hard time because they kind of gave it up for their 3rd and 4th kids (mostly because they didn't really have time).  But in their case, it wasn't "lazy parenting."  That's the only instance I clearly remember.  I also remember feeling like I deserved it and understanding that what I did was wrong.

Like I said, I'm not planning on spanking my own children and I'm against it in concept just because I find it illogical, and it can very easily send the wrong message.  But I don't think it's NECESSARILY that way, just that it's fraught and I don't trust myself to implement it properly.  And I definitely don't think I was harmed by my parents' implementation of it.[/quote]

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