[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

People argue all the time about spanking or not spanking.

But from what I have seen all of us that came from the spanking generation are respectful and don't act like kids today do.

We NEVER shot up schools, beat up parents/grandparents/ got mouthy with teachers/ etc...

Don't get me wrong, I am not condoning child abuse, and beatings. I am just saying a little constructive spanking goes a long way sometimes.

[Hydroshock]

My dad spanked me when I deserved it, and I thank him for loving me enough to lay down the law when I warranted it.

[az_illini]

I’m sure that there were kid’s in the “spanking generation” who got mouthy with teaches. Kids will always test their boundaries. The difference is that back then the teachers and administrators could actually do something about it, and when the kids got home their parents would punish them again rather than sue the school district.

[cyclotic]

I refer to constructive spanking as “the judicious use of pain.”

I think that you can point this problem directly to the secular culture in Britian and increasingly here. The church has no influence or attendance and there are no fathers in the homes. A partner is not a father.