<p>To me, a spank definitely isn’t a beating. When i think of someone getting a beating, I think of a poor, abused child or someone getting mugged. When I think of a kid getting spanked, I think of a quick swat to butt, plain and simple.
Most of the time I was sent to a time-out but every once in a while I’d get a spanking. It only lasted until I was five, so I only got 6-7 spankings. I never even cried because it really didn’t hurt much, my parents never intended it to be painful. It wasn’t done out of anger, it was simply done as emphasis, and I have absolutely no hard feelings towards my parents.</p>
<p>A slap, IMO isn’t a spank either. A slap is to the face, something my parents would never ever do to me. A swat to the butt and a slap to the face are COMPLETELY different. </p>
<p>Personally, I’m alright with spanking. When I have kids I’ll send them to a time-out, just like my parents did with me. By the time I have kids it’ll probably be illegal to hug my own child let alone spank them.so spanking is out of the question.</p>