[Aerich]

Right, I forgot about the goofiness of #8 when writing previous posts. I don't consider it a sexual danger, unless taken to abusive extremes.

For the record, I think I was only ever spanked once by my parents (at <6 years old). I don't have any kids, but when I do I certainly won't use spanking as a disciplinary measure until absolutely EVERYTHING else has failed to get the point across.

However, two of my good friends were regularly spanked as children, and they turned out just fine. They are gentle, moral young men with an excellent relationship with their parents. So I'm not prepared to condemn spanking altogether. I'm not saying that there isn't other effective methods of child rearing, just that spanking does not necessarily =evil.