My mom now in her 80’s will occasionally say she wishes she hadn’t spanked me. I tell her I’m glad she did.
One time I knew my mom was going to belt my butt so i stuffed a towel down there and pretended to cry when she hit me, ehehehe. To this day we all get a good laugh about it and my mom is like a heart of gold kinda person but she dished out the discipline when necessary.