Jacob, do you think smacking would have made your morning any better?
I'm sorry, but violence for submission's sake isn't the way, be it physical or verbal. Spanking (or yelling at, or demeaning, or swatting) a kid is essentially just telling him or her that you have physical or mental dominance over them. It's not even really discipline. It just instills a symbolic fear, no matter how you go about it. IMO, discipline should be a learning experience, and kids don't learn while they're being humiliated.
I'm sorry, but violence for submission's sake isn't the way, be it physical or verbal. Spanking (or yelling at, or demeaning, or swatting) a kid is essentially just telling him or her that you have physical or mental dominance over them. It's not even really discipline. It just instills a symbolic fear, no matter how you go about it. IMO, discipline should be a learning experience, and kids don't learn while they're being humiliated.