Spanking basically taught me how to act around my parents: Parent A / B (or both) don't like (insert whatever) .. don't do it around them.
It never stopped me from still being a young kid who from time to time would get into trouble. Not once did I say to myself "Oh yeah.. damn.. better not do that.. I'll get a whoopin'!"
I'm with the crowd that sides with the notion that if you're not doing it out of anger, rage, frustration.. etc.. (and it isn't your -only- tactic) then it should be up to the parents to decide.
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