The purpose of punching is to hurt and the purpose of smacking is discipline.

@brentan What utter crap. The purpose of smacking is to inflict pain to get someone to do what you want.

Sounds really good, I love you so much I'm going to hurt you. Utter Shit!

@ipdg77 It's to get what the child needs. And stop being so darn nasty and self-righteous!

@brentan Well I'm sorry but when someone casually justifies hurting a child then I'll get nasty. Hitting someone without their consent is assault, pure and simple. And just for you I'll put whipped cream on top with a cherry and a pretty please.

You are not giving a child what it needs, you are condoning violence.

And if defending a child's right's against abuse is self righteous then I'm happy to be self righteous and will continue to be so until people stop this abuse.

@ipdg77 You would do better with your opinions if you offered them in a better spirit. Enjoy yourself!

@brentan How can trying to stop abuse be presented in what you perceive to be the right spirit. This isn't a nice little chat about pizza toppings it's about child abuse.

And I'm really not going to be lectured by you on how to present an argument.

@Hebert54 Me or the other bloke?

@Hebert54 Thx Herbert

What's with the biblical quote?

So funny and so true for me