My oldest is in cllege, the youngest is a senior in high school.
Who said that I do not or have not diciplined my kids? I only said that I never spanked them. There are many forms of dicipline.
>>Who said that I do not or have not diciplined my kids? I only said that I never spanked them.<<
At certain ages, which depends on the child, discipline REQUIRES some physical punishment. You can't reason with a child, and they must learn that certain behavior results in physical pain. (When I was a kid, I had a friend who likely was never spanked, but I swear to you, he never misbehaved. EVER.)
It is incredibly difficult to physically punish kids, but in my view, it is 100% necessary. A parent must guard against anger, obviously, but shouldn't let that fear dictate that kids aren't punished for misbehavior. I speak as a very disciplined person! My dad went overboard a few times in anger, but it was probably better than the opposite result.
There were likely other causes of your misbehavior as a child. I suspect you haven't told the entire story, but even if you have, nothing is absolute. I have 2 (older) sisters who were raised similarly to me but with less physical punishment, and both had a more difficult time between the ages of 18-30 than I did, in terms of immaturity. No lawlessness, but painful actions, nonetheless. I can also give you numerous examples to suggest that your experience is likely very different than the norm.
It is still my opinion that you will likely regret your actions, even in a small way, but I'm also going to conceed that different people have different experiences and your's indeed may be different. And I certainly wouldn't dare try and tell you how to raise your children, but I will offer my opinion based on a statement you made.