I knew these a little too well

it made me who i am. an honorable man with respect for people and not a douche bag that gets everything handed to them and thinks the world owes them something

I remember those and I had a childhood where I learned when I REALLY screwed up and never to repeat whatever I did again.

I used to run to my room and put on multiple layers of underwear. Muahahaha

and i fucking deserved it

We used to have one with our names on it. My mom used to take it everywhere and flash it to us as a warning.

I remember baking cakes and biscuits with mum and tying up people in the basement with dad... Days filled with endless fun!

My mom would take the ball off of a paddle-ball.. and whack us with the paddle. Most of the time, I was hit because my sister lied. ._.

What the hell?

My dad broke one on me once. Didn't dare act up for months after that.

Yes, I do. My mother used to cook with the wooden spoons and my father held up his trousers with the belt (Not trying to offend anyone who actually was beaten. I am so sorry)

My dad just hit my brother, really hard and yelled at him until he cried when he and I were younger. Scared me so much I never stepped out of line.

If you remember these, you have manners

Where's the metal pipe?

I'm sorry but it doesn't feel like the right way to raise your child for me. You have to learn manners being hit? I am feeling really sorry for everyone who had to live this, but the fact that you feel like this is the rigt way, it's what scares me the most. I consider myself a good person, I am honorable too as some of you say, I am polite, I know I have to fight for what I want. My parents taught me how to be a great person without ever hitting me, I've never had anything handed, I've never had everything I wanted when I wanted it, I had to deserve it, but I was never abused" by my parents. They made me who I am out of love and respect. I owe my parents everything, but my opinion is that the way to make a good person is not being a bad one.

My aunt would use hotwheels tracks. Those were a bitch lol

I don't think you *have* to hit kids with these but when I was younger maybe once every few months the wooden spoon would come out when I'd done something really wrong and it scared me shitless and I'd never do it again, so it does work but so does other methods of parenting , i think it depends on the child's personality and how they think

Are you guys serious?
I never realized there was so much child abuse actually going on.
Like people were animals that needed pain to understand.
What century are we in if I may ask?
O.o

I got the spoon as a kid, but I don't blame my parents, they love me every much and I know that. My parents were just uneducated to a certain degree, that didn't make them bad people, they never beat me, just gave me a little smack.

When ever I would get spanked (rarely almost never) it would not work, it would only misbehave more

I remember the days when I wore pants ;)

I remember the days when I wore pants ;)

There's a clear difference between abuse and discipline. And some kids just need lickns

No, you had a great childhood that taught you how to behave and respect people.

Poor Tobias :'(

no, I learned discipline

I never got hit because I'm the only child and if I got in trouble I would just get sent to my room and I'm grounded but that was fine by me because I have no friends anyway .-.

Belts are snakes.

Mine was a feather duster, clothes hanger, and a cane

You can have a loving relationship with a healthy fear and respect for consequences, I had a great childhood and learned respect at the same time unlike the little shits nowadays

Newsflash: hitting your kids is bad parenting. It doesn't matter if your parents did it, it's still awful. Even if the child turns out okay, you're just teaching them to not get caught.