Where I grew up, corporal punishment was the norm. If I misbehaved at home, I'd have to fetch "the whopper" which was a thick leather dog collar. If I misbehav

Where I grew up, corporal punishment was the norm. If I misbehaved at home, I'd have to fetch "the whopper" which was a thick leather dog collar. If I misbehaved at school, I'd get a caning (bamboo) or hiding (short length of hose pipe). I was never abused. Boundaries were always known, and the punishment for crossing them also known. If you got in trouble. I mean... you do something cheeky, and the punishment is a bit of pain for 10 seconds. That was always much much better than being told how badly you'd disappointed your parents or teacher. I'd take a hiding over a telling off any day. FYI, my partner was also beaten as a child, but she'd vehemently against corporal punishment now. Our children are being raised without the cane.