My parents spanked my bare butt with their hands and a belt and a tennis shoe when I needed it right up till I was about 16. It didn't really do much good though cause I'm still a brat now! hehe
I think your story backs up my idea that spankings, while well-intentioned, don't work.
How can a slap on the behind change an individual's innate nature? From what you've written, and from other cases I've heard, very little. It just added more emotional baggage.
One can learn the difference between right and wrong in other ways. The Golden Rule: Treat others the way you wish to be treated, for example. Empathy, for another.
I got plenty of canings and slipperings, both at school and home, when I was younger. Not many days passed without me getting the slipper at least once. I'm still a brat too. ;)
I would love to have spanked your cute bare *** with my hands too. I am sure I would have kept a close eye on your behavior to make sure I didn't miss an opportunity to spank you. I would soothed your *** with some nice lotion once the spanking was over.
Spanking for education is just the expression of helplessness. If people dont get respect they try to beat the respect into their kids....very poor concept.
It is more than 15 years ago, about 35 years ago and what i read here is beating up 4 year old kids with big hairbrushes and being proud about it (ok, maybe there is NOTHING ELSE to be proud about except beating up small kids)