This thread will probably be closed, and the OP is trash so (
), but my brother and I were spanked ['whoopins' as my Grandparents called them] and we turned out fine
. In all seriousness, though, I can't speak for everyone but it really did show us who was in charge; and to this day, I will not back-talk my mother or my father -- even though my father and I have almost fought as he's a dick.
EDIT: Additionally, my brother and I were pretty rambunctious so a 'talking to' wouldn't have made a difference, to be completely honest, lolz.