Dear Abby...

[fatbuckRTO]

Originally Posted by 2up

I also think that spanking can be a symptom of lazy parenting. Not always of course, but, it is a lot easier to spank a kid then to actually talk to them and deal with what they've done.

No doubt. I figure most people's opinion as to whether spanking is acceptable or not is based largely on how they've seen it used. For my parents it was always a last resort for repeated offenses or a response to a severe violation of the rules. If they ever skipped straight to spanking I knew I fucked up big time.