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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did I really just read the words "calm and loving spanking"?

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Np. If spanking is done properl, this is what it is.[/quote]

Oh geez, no.

All of these threads about spanking have been really disappointing (in that I can't believe people think like the Np above, but apparently a lot of you really do).  Spanking is physical aggression against a smaller, weaker human.  What is loving about that?  And I guess I can't wrap my head around why you'd do it.  Have I had the urge to in extreme moments of frustration?  Of course.  But I wouldn't actually do it.  At what point is the line between "calm and loving" and what some PPs have called "actual abuse"?  It's a slippery slope.  To me saying it's OK because it's somehow "loving" is justifying poor behavior on the part of adults (it's not abuse because I didn't hit him [i]that[/i] hard - it was just a gentle spanking, with an open hand, etc.).

So I agree with OP - if you're Ok with spanking, then acknowledge it for what it is (hitting!), and own it.  Don't fall back on bizarre justifications like it's "calm and loving."      [/quote]

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