Originally Posted by joebenz

I would say that growing up, I was physically and mentally abused by my parents..I grew up in a pretty strict chinese family. I don't think it did much for me as far as disciplining goes.. I think what it did was make me afraid of my parents and resent them more and just avoiding them totally so that I would not get into trouble. The one thing I know for sure is that I would not want to put my kids through what I had to go through, however, I would spank on the butt if it was necessary and I don't see anything wrong with that.. but slapping on the face and using objects to inflict pain is out of the question for me..
-Ling