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>Amanda: > >Tough questions and I'm sure most of the answers are >well it depends on the country you are in, and even >say within the US some regions are more likely to >practice it than others. > >Then you have other nuances, like some spank but only >use it as a last resort or perhaps if other >punishments haven't worked. Some will spank young >kids but then stop at 7 or 8 or when they become teens. > >It has evolved over the years for sure, when I was >girl pretty much I'd say at least 80-90% of people my >age got it of course I'm talking late 1960's and the >1970's. > >I'd say back then virtually nobody was opposed to >spankings (other than kids of course). It was just >accepted as what you did if you had an unruly, >misbehaving kid. Some used implements, some did not, >some were bare bottom, others not and of course some >parents would do either depending on the offense >itself. > >Today I think many people even if they do spank don't >want to admit it to others because they think it is >out of favor, controversial etc. Because of this you >don't hear about them as much which is sad for people >like you and me that love to hear about them. Back in >the 1970's moms seemed to love telling everyone about >their deviant little son or daughter that needed a >spanking. Moms loved to talk about it and us kids >were left blushing and embarrassed which they seemed >to get quite a kick out of. > >Today you wouldn't tell some stranger hey, I just >spanked my little Jeff, Lianne or whatever, cause I'd >think they will look down at me, or worse report me to >authorities. > >Every once in a while though you still hear of a >spanking, or hear a threat of one or if you're really >lucky (like me several weeks ago) you see a boy in the >swim lesson change room showing off a nice red freshly >spanked bottom. > >I really don't know what the percentage would be today >Amanda, I'm sure it's much less but even 20 years ago >when my two were getting spanked, I'd hear the odd >reference to spankings from some of their friends or >parents that were about the same age as me. Now some >of them were more of the last resort spanker types but >I think that works for some people as well. > >If kids just know the threat and possibility of >spanking exists and always hangs over them I think it >keeps them from going too far off the straight and >narrow.
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