“Do you recall why you were spanked?”
Yeh, I set the vacant lot next door on fire playing with matches after being repeatedly told not to do it. Never played with matches again.
Yeh, I slammed the screen door in my kid sister’s face after repeatedly being told to stop running through the house. Never slammed another door in anybody’s face.
Yeh, I back sassed my mother one time too many after repeatedly being warned to stop. I stopped back sassing my mother. She now lives across the street from me and we are best friends.
I was spanked often and can’t recall any reason why. I was no angel, but still can’t remember my crime. We either got the belt from dad or wooden spoon across the backside. There was one time I was spanked for something my brother did and when dad found out I was innocent of the offense, he said...well then this spanking is for next time you do something wrong.
I never spanked my children as a result of my upbringing.