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Old 04-25-2009, 09:43 PM   #198 (permalink)
Fruitonica
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Originally Posted by zzz View Post
Smack harder.

I was brought up on physical discipline. As far as I'm concerned, if it doesn't reach the point of abuse it does no harm. I'm far from a violent person and it hasn't impacted me in any way. Of course, I used to walk around with a book in my pants and ended up getting twice the spankings I deserved. My dad's even used a belt.
The point of physical discipline isn't to beat your child into fearful submission, it's to illustrate a point. If you were 'brought up on physical discipline' it really can't have worked too well as a punishment.
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