RE: Spanking? Or Every Other Method?

I commend you for writing this article, most people would be too frightened to post that they are ok with spanking. The hubs and I are always unsure of whether or not spanking is the correct form of punishment. We were both spanked as kids and we feel we grew up to be very well respectable adults and have no harsh or heavy feelings of grief for our childhood or towards our parents. Society gives so many mixed messages about how to raise a child that it's so hard to know what we should and shouldn't do. I saw a blog where a mom was criticized for using Windex to clean her home because it was toxic and she should have been using natural cleaners instead. They made it as though she was poisoning her family. While I am sure there are "healthier" versions of cleaners out there, I don't think she should be treated as though she was a junkie shooting up in front of her kids, all because of a window cleaner.
I agree whole heartily that we should "focus on our own parenting". After all, aren't we all just doing the best we can with what we have been given? I enjoyed reading your post!!