At times do you wish you could this and get away with it.

Are these different things?

IMHO, yes they are. I don't believe in slapping anyone in their face. Spankings that I gave were on their behinds. That is how I distinguish the two.

I welcome disagreement as I'm sure there are those that will. I'm not critical of those who choose not to spank their child(ren) But, I stand firm in my belief as I was raised in the "spare the rod, spoil the child" generation.

Oh, OK, I understand ... a slap is on the face (I'd never do that) and a spanking is on the bot. To clarify, then, using this terminology, when I said "smack" I meant a quick spank on the thigh. Oddly, I'd never normally use the word "spank", except for the sort of consensual fun that goes on between adults

People are spanking their BOTS now?

I've been on SL since 2006 and thought I had seen it all...

LOL, well, they're no use for traffic any more, might as well have some fun.

When I was a kid I was spanked by my friends parents for acting up, then they'd tell my parents, and when I got home, by my parents too (on the bottom, never hit in the face). I deserved every bit of it and cannot imagine the spoiled, selfish, self entitled person I'd be today if I hadn't been raised like that. I would have laughed at things like time outs and needed every spanking I ever got. (could still probably use one on occasion when my mouth gets away from me)

I did too Treasure. My childhood neighborhood had the "it takes a village to raise a child" mentality. We also had 4 pastors from different faiths, so in addition to get 2 spankings, you got 4 sermons.

Also my great-grandmother was a school teacher and although corporal punishment was allowed in schools back then, she was a "pincher". Man.... if she got ahold of you, I guarantee you would be paralized from the pinched spot down long enough for you to reflect on your bad behavior and promise God you won't do it anymore (even though He knew you are lying).

The wrong child got slapped.

So was I, but I don't believe in smacking, spanking, slapping, pinching, pushing, shaking or otherwise inflicting any kind of physical violence on a child (or any human being or creature, for that matter). There are better ways of disciplining and teaching, often with longer-lasting results.

No.

Disturbing and abusive.

Yes they are, when I called my mom a bitch I was slapped.. then I fell down and hit my nose... and it was bleeding... I never called her a bitch again.

But, slapping is different than a spanking as slappin is usually done in anger.. Spankings are effective for some children and I dont mean beating them with a belt. But in children that are endangering themselves yes it gets their attention and they associate pain to the activity, for instance running in front of a car. Sorry I'd rather pop a child on the ass and let him or her know that pain results from the action than plan a funeral.

When my kids cried in a store it was usually because they wanted something I was not willing to get them, or just didnt have the money for... I didnt spank.. I walked them out of the store went home and after maybe about 4 times it stoped. ; ) but not spanking for that.

Tarina - but walking up and smacking someone ELSE's child? Several times? And gloating about it to the child's parent? That's wacko.

Oh yes I agree, I posted earler, I would never hit anyones elses child... and its just wrong.
I rarely spanked mine.. I think maybe 3 times for my daughter maybe a bit more for my son who was ADHD and did things like get into the fridge and spread peanut butter eggs and and milk on my carpet.... I had to put a bell on him at night... but after adhd diagnosis I changed my whole view on punishment for him... taking away his transformers was much more effective...

Never said it wasn't. I am sure your children have grown to be well adjusted, productive citizens as mine has. I like to add this, I had to spank my children best believe it was selective and well deserved. Especially...... boys!

I never had a hand raised to me or a punishment as you have noted above. In school there were punishments - but I hated school.
I can't imagine being beaten - spanked - or smacked. It must really scare a little kid. And how would they know what it was meant for? And it would make them associate many good things with pain. Adults do many things that children are denied. No wonder so many people have phobias and fetishes. A kid can be beaten for eating a carton of ice cream - an adult feels guilty pleasure.
Hmmm, no. I think I had the right upbringing. Treated like I was welcomed and never the target of wrath and disappointment.
My Mum and Dad would beat up anyone who touched me. For sure.

Doesn't it strike you as just a litte bit kinky?

Spanked is not the same as being beaten.There is a big difference..they don't belong in the same category..
We had punishment in school ..Even in highschool..
My father and my step mother spanked me..My real mother lost her temper and would go too far..
She had me scared all the time and even when i didn't do anything wrong i would get a beating from her..

My father and step mother only spanked me when i did something very wrong which was not too often..And it came with a good talking to after..Then hugs and i loves yous and don't do things to make me have to get to this point darlin..It left me feeling like i would never want to have them do that again because i felt ashamed of doing something wrong enough to get them to that point..
The feeling of letting them down after wards was the worst part not the spanking..
Kids i knew getting timeouts or whatever just acted liek they pulled one over on their parents when it was over and they got to go back outside..

I know one thing for sure..all my friends that were raised with getting spankings when they got into real trouble were not spoiled like the ones getting time outs and giggling at us for getting spankings..

i'm sure it works on some kids but the country sure has a lot of spoiled kids nowdays..
all those problems you say us kids have because we were spanked are not us..it's from everyone giving people an excuses to opt out of taking blame for their own actions..

oh i robbed a bank because i was on drugs because my parents didn't care and the internet raised me..

No, never, and thread closed.

If someone wished they could get away with something like this then it is my opinion that they should seek professional help. Child abuse in any form is a felony.