I never thought of what I had to endure as a "beating." However, if somebody did to my children what my dad did to me, I am not sure I could contain my anger. He preferred an open handed slap to the backside. It was embarrassing more than painful. My cousin's dad used to send his kids into the woods to "pick a switch" to hit them with. If they didn't pick a good one, he'd select one. That behavior strikes me as truly sadistic. My dad used to brag that kids who didn't get spanked always behaved badly, then then he always complained about how we behaved. I don't hit my kids. It's not possible for me. I know that some kids ended up with black eyes and bloody noses from their parents. That wasn't me, but I don't think any hitting is acceptable. Thanks for sharing your experience, it's interesting to hear how things are handled overseas.