re: #1 subterraneanhomesickalien
Have you ever asked yourself if you would have turned out any different if your parents had just spanked you, or had used firm, consistent non-corporal punishment? We need to stop using this “My parents whipped me with a weapon and I turned out fine, no mental problems” excuse. That YOU lucked out by not being traumatized and psychologically scarred does not make it OK.