| I have the belt my dad used to whup us with. It only came out on rare occasions, and it was really more of a scare tactic than anything else. It made lots of noise, and not much real hurt. My brother and older sister have said that they were abused heavily when I wasn't there to see it (discipline occurred in private in our house, for the *most* part), so it's hard, really, to say.
I know that I have a visceral reaction to children behaving badly in public. It's a combination of shock, horror, and anger. Then I look at the parent, and wonder what the heck is up with them, that they allow it.
I don't think spankings made me some broken twisted thing, though some psychologists have said it does, and that it is one of the factors of sparking an adult interest in BDSM and other kinks.
I'm generally pretty happy with how I turned out...
- sabella fallen
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