I too was whipped as a child. I adopted my son when I was 21, and he was 11. I didn't take whippings off the table, but I mostly did the I'm disappointed in you type of punishment. I may have whipped him 1 time, and I didn't feel good about it. I used to wonder why my Mom said it was hurting her, just as much at it hurt me. It does hurt. It hurts very much.
Not to justify my whippings, but I had/have a very sarcastic mouth. I staged my 1st ptotest in pre-school. I threw all her money out of the window, I bit the dog, and a horse. On top of the fact that I was very, very, intelligent, I was walking, talking, and potty trained before 1. What I'm saying is I was born 20 years old. I was a handful for a single 19 year old college student.
About that protest, seriously, if I'm not sleepy, you can't make me take a nap. Those wimpy 3 year olds just caved in and fell asleep!