I was spanked and I was beaten black and blue as a child. When I was beating on my little sisters I deservedthe swaton the ass, or clip up the back of my head, I always erned my spanks. The beatings are another story but very different. I hate to state the obviouse but humansare animals, and physical force is a way mammals disdipline and teach their off spring. More often then not the spanking is more emotional then harmful if used properly, just likeaq p[u8ppy nipped by it's mom, it's just enough so you rememberthe lesson, but not physically harmful or scaring.