[MikefromOhio]

well by the time I was 12, I was 5'10 and 200 lbs, so sometimes hitting me with something wasn't the best ideas for my parents.

of course, if I smarted off, my mother would slap the taste out of my mouth, and now I am only a smart@$$ to people I dont know :)

[TomGuy]

I grew up in a time reminiscent of a Bill Cosby line on his tv program, when parents still had control: "I can take you out and make another to replace you."