Were you spanked when you were a kid?

Yeah I'm happy I was too. The kids I watch get away with WAAAAAAAY to much these days. They are just getting brattier and more spoiled without being punished

Going to my room sounds like a reward for me. It means I won't have to do any exercise.

you must not have children ;-)

Don't assume ;)

from my experience - the best method is spanking

My experience is pretty much the same. But everytime we got spanked, our parents follow it with some good lecturing. Those 2 combined taught us to respect them and know that they are in control. Kids nowadays just seem to think they are in control of everything.

@SaM97 - My parents did the same thing. But the lecture from my dad was way worse than the spanking from my mom - he'd lecture me for a few days on the subject, then bring up old sh*t, then re-lecture me on those.

My dad only spanked me once - it was when my mom's arm got tired. She kept asking if I wanted more, and my smart ass kept saying yes. She got tired and turned it over to my dad.

Your dad kept repeating his lecture over and over and your mom kept spanking you until she got too tired? You must've a very stubborn kid and very hard to discipline... I don't think my dad ever got to a point where his arm got tired. LoL.

I had to keep a wooden plank hanging from the handle in my room - and this is what was used to spank me. Every time I go in and out of my room there it was dangling.
When I got in trouble the first thing was to go get the plank and bring it to my dad. Then stand up straight and look him in the eye while he lectures me (on and on and on). I never knew if at the end I would get a spanking or not, he would keep that a surprise - b/c apparently my deserving of a spanking was an accumulation of actions that finally tipped the scale (so I could do something very minor, but that would be the straw to break the camels back - and I'd get a spanking). However, if I ever didn't look him in the eye and stand straight the whole time - then for sure a spanking was coming at the end (I scientifically tested this theory).

F171615,

Sounds like you already knew what was right or wrong by the fact that you had to bring the plank to your dad.

But having that plank in your room, wouldn't that haunt you for life?

crimson,
i remember when i was little thinking that i'd try and hide the plank, that way i couldn't get a spanking - but never could summon up the courage to do it. so yeah, it definitely had a haunting effect on me. but i don't think it's been a negative haunting effect as i've grown, if that makes any sense.

PC?

But I have to agree, the law system is so abused.

To tell you the truth, my mom hit harder than my dad. My dad just had the "stare" and a loud voice which terrified us as kids so we would behave. Looking back now, my dad had a tough exterior and was a big softy. Funny how that worked out.