Discipline Done Right ....

When I was little, I used to get spankings. I deserved them, mind you! Mom didn't use a whip or spiked belt, just a ruler which she kept over the pantry door. I didn't like it at the time and didn't believe it when she would say,

"I do this because I love you ...."

I didn't grasp that concept until later. Later, when she was giving up her home and furniture, the only item I really cared about was a rocking chair. The one she used to sit and hold me in, after the spankings, when she would always hold me close and say that dreaded sentence,

"I do this because I love you."

I always knew my Mother loved me and that old rocker has held some of my most precious childhood memories!  Love you Mom! In my eyes and in my heart, you definitely got discipline right.