I smacked my son - now, years later, I wish I hadn’t

I smacked my son - now, years later, I wish I hadn’t

“Come back here!” I sprinted into the house after my sobbing six year old and once I was within touching distance, I drew back my hand and gave him a stinging slap on the back of his thigh. Maybe it shocked him into submission, or maybe the crying redoubled – I can’t remember. But the moment I smacked him is branded in my memory, and 26 long years later, I still feel guilty.I’m sure there were other times when I gave him a hard tap on the bottom…