@guerrillarain my mother spanked me. Then she used all objects she could grab (belt, wooden spoon...) and yes, I *am* traumatized (can't think about her without fear). So, I'm happy that violence against children is less and less tolerated.

@guerrillarain ...like I'm fairly certain I've seen a study or paper saying that kids don't understand why they are being smacked? Also you don't need to hit a kid, if you feel in that position you clearly need to learn how to parent better tbh

Also like 'im not traumatized' like, you can be traumatized without realising tbh?

@guerrillarain "I was spanked as a child and turned out OK!"

"... You think it's OK to hit children..."

@guerrillarain even the threat of violence leads to trauma that alters the brain measurably in a physical way :-(

@guerrillarain yessssss. I was not spanked/smacked as a child and I grew up just fine, thanks. if I had been I probably would have PTSD now--I had a fucking UNDIAGNOSED SEVERE DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, hitting me would have made it SO MUCH WORSE.

people who hit their kids to make them "behave" are just being lazy bullies, IMO. >:|

@guerrillarain If a person has an authoritarian personality such that they think controlling people by violence and fear is a useful teaching tool, then they did NOT turn out OK.

@guerrillarain
One time i was in the car with my parents and we were listening to this talk show on satellite radio.
The topic was on spanking and how it was basically BS, and they went into the link between spanking and slavery (and how it's basically just hold-over behavior).

If you go back far enough with that whole "my $grandparent spanked me and $greatGrandparent spanked them..", eventually you'll hit "my $ancestor was spanked by $slaveMaster"