Out of all the trauma in my life, being spanked on occasion is way down on the list and hardly even memorable.
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You have no idea what could have changed neurologically and don't pretend that you do.
I’m not pretending that I do. But what if the neurological change was a positive one that taught me to respect my father’s authority, and not act like a disrespectful little shitbag? How can you prove that’s not the case?
If you think respect can be achieved by violence, then you are nuts.
Strange, because I respect the hell out of my father, and my long departed grandfather. You clearly are either not a father, or if you are, you don’t have a high energy rebellious boy. Your stance while commendable, comes from a position of naïveté. Your stance rejects the empirical evidence presented by the Amish community, and Bukele in El Salvador. Just for two examples at top of mind.
I am a father, first of all, and to imply that because I think that battery against small humans who can't defend themselves means that I am not, is absolutely fucked up. See a psychiatrist.