Oh, if only my mom new this back in the 80s! Long story short, she spanked our butts with a belt, my brother and I. I found it entertaining at best, as I was a pretty big, tough kid. My brother's teacher caught wind of the "beatings" and CPS was at our house, unannounced, that evening.

The young lady interviewed each of us, then my mom. The result was my mom taking a child abuse mark against her name and we had to go to family counseling.

We deserved every spanking we received, and have become the respectful leaders we are because of mom's discipline. We never received a "beating", though we certainly earned them too.

A request from my mom for a warrant may have resulted in a whole less heartache on her part. I doubt a warrant would have been issued for our case!