First off, omi is my sister...so to clear up any confusion.
@Omiruku
Negativity feeds negativity. I was the most punished child of the family, and in my opinion, it didn't do much to keep me from rebelling a bit. You come from a family where it's the norm, but not all children are stopped from misbehavior by spanking. Lots turn that negativity around and use it on others.
In my opinion, I think spanking was a horrible childhood experience that was used as a threat up to the time I became an adult. (yes, until I left at 18)
I think discipline could have been handled better in our house, but on the other hand, none of us turned out to be rotten eggs (if you leave me out). So I think they did a good ob of teaching us.
I don't think you received any harsh or physical discipline compared to me.