So the new law on smacking is finally in force, after a move to totally ban it was defeated in November. Colleagues were debating the issue in work last week. Some thought it was totally wrong, others felt that they hadn't suffered as the result of a clip round the ear as a child.
We've all been on the crowded train or bus where a small child starts kicking off. A telling off follows, then a sharp smack and suddenly wailing rips through the air at a thousand decibels. When I was hit as a child and snivelled, I'd be told: "If you don't be quiet, I'll give you something to cry about", which I never quite understood but didn't argue with.
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