Totally disagree with this statement, Muffy. My oldest son has never laid a hand on his two boys. He was the one that got the most spankings growing up.

I always had limits to what was a spankable offense and what wasn't. His stubborness and defiance of his parents were nearly always reasons for a limit of no more than three swats and then a taking away of priviledges.

Why did I limit the number of smacks my kids got? Because my mother would beat me unmercifully with my own leather belt. You see? She didn't breed violence in me. My son did one better than I did.