my father got beat when he was a kid,and he swore to never hurt me physically.violence breeds violence,period.its not that my dad let me get away with shit,i respected him with full authority,he didnt have to use his hands or objects to get his point across about whats right or wrong.every single kid that i knew that lived in a even semi-abusive house hold had certain violent tendencies.starting fights,hitting younger smaller kids.you shouldnt have to hit your kid to teach him a lesson,thats being plain ignorant,avoiding the fact,were not animals,even though when were young we act like it sometimes.you dont need to raise a fist to instill fear and respect in one another,using violence is an easy escape route.jus my 2 cents.
now my mom on the other hand,thats a different story,but thats because i didnt look at her in the same light as i looked at my father,and she knew that,and it aggravated her.
i will never lower myself to inflict pain on my offspring simply to prove a point.it has nothing to do with fighting in general.but i believe we live in such a violent induced society because the way our younger generation has been raised.....better yet un-raised