MoonlitSunshine

That said, I was smacked, hit, if you want, thrown into a bath fully clothed for refusing to take a bath, all by my parents, and yet i get along great with them.

I don't think smacking your kids when they're being really obnoxious will cause all the things some of you are saying they will. Excessive beating, yes, but being hit when you repeatedly do something you're absolutely not allowed, and know it, yes, definitely.

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