yes.
i have a 2 years and 7 months old upstairs right now eating Purnells Sausage and Biscuits with his siblings and I think I have had to swat him maybe 3 times...for throwing something at his mom or not putting down a henckels knife he grabbed once
never would slap him....yet
of my five....slapped oldest daughter at aged 15 once..she was quick and I barely tagged her...she had told me “she didn’t care what I thought”..she’s Deans List at David Lispcomb and applying for Ole Miss or Tulane Law so we’ve both moved on past that fun moment
youngest daughter....never..but there still time...she’s only 19..lol
two older boys...oh yeah, but more likely to spank with big paint stirrer like Lowes has...great paddles...but my spanking days are numbered with oldest boy...he is built like Brock Lesnar and can take a punch ...
but I have knuckled rapped the tops of their heads in the car when they are fighting or being bratty or sass their very maternal and and soft as putty mommy
With the grandkids, I just look at them and say "Hey!" and they stop. Must be cause they've seen Dad run. :-)
re: big paint stirrer
And the worst part was that she made me go get the paddle/switch and bring it to her. That was a long walk.
However one of the happiest days of my life was one year we were “burning the front yard off” and the bush got burned too. My Dad was in charge of the burn and I sure wasnt going to tell him the the fire was getting close to the bush.