Sincerely, fuck you. As a person who experienced beating (and other physical and psychological abuse by multiple family members).

Even if you (in your subjective opinion) beat your child just the right amount, you will probably overstep the boundary at some point. My dad used to occasionally beat me, sometimes he had a reason (which I figured out from context or was told from someone else, I was never explained what I did wrong) and sometimes, I feel like he didn’t. He once tried to suffocate me with the sofa cuishoning (the only reason I survived was because I tilted my head enough I was able to breathe), and I still don’t know why he chose to do that.

I also had to come to school with a visible bruise around my eye (and was afraid the social services would be alerted, as at 13 I already knew that, as an Autistic, I wouldn’t be treated well).

There was also some psychological abuse from my mother, which I won’t write about here because this is turning into a disorganized rant (but I feel like she enjoyed my pain, while my dad didn’t).

I don’t think I learned anything from being abused, apart from being quiet and avoiding confrontation whenever possible.

Also, “bare ass” spanking (which I haven’t experienced) is sexual abuse and no one could convince me otherwise.

YOU are normalizing even worse types of abuse, but somehow people are fine with it.