Don't judge a book by its cover, unless it has bacon on the cover, then it is a good book.
-Me
Now I would like to start off by saying this thread is intended for mature discussion, if you are not capable of that, or if this topic gets you fired up please excuse yourself from this thread.
A spanking is different from a beating and if you have ever been beat I am sorry. Spankings seem to be seen as child abuse by the majority in this forum, and to quote a role model of mine Penn Jillette "That is BULL -blam!-".
I was spanked a few times as a child, most of the time it was a slap or two on the hand or if I did something really bad (like hit my sister with a baseball bat in the hand....long story), my dad would spank my ass. Never was I hit with a belt or a brush. I never had to be spanked more than once for something. I didn't want to be spanked again so I wouldn't perform this action again. Spankings were effective and unlike most people on the Flood I don't find them to be child abuse.
I love my parents even though they spanked me, I never worry about them hitting me (partially because I am as tall as my dad now). I remember when I cussed in front of my mom when I was 15, she popped me in the mouth, was I mad, sure, was I embarrassed sure. Was it abusive? Hell no and you can bet I will never cuss in front of her again. This was the last time I was "spanked" I guess you could say.
So Flood, what to you makes spanking so abusive? What is a spanking to you? a slap on the hand or the butt? or is a beating with a belt abusive to you?