orathaic: "Just gotta share: My dad never laid a finger on me (didn't believe in it) and we've always been really close. One day, when I was 13, I got mad at him and punched him in the arm. My mom was pretty upset with me, but my dad just put up his hand and said, "I can take care of this."
And then he hit my arm so hard it went numb for almost an hour, I think. It was the only time he ever hit me, but man, RESPECT. "
i'm pretty sure i did hit my last girlfriend. I mean she hit me first, and i was less than impressed, i think she even complained that guys aren't meant to hit girls.
I'm fairly sure i told her that she shouldn't start thigns she can't finish...
I do believe it is wrong to hit people who are smaller and weaker than you, which obviously includes children, but is not gender specific - and it is not a good way to discipline instill discipline.