Damn, this hits home. He must not have had a little brother he could knock over while fleeing moms wrath. I learned from my older sister the hard way, all she had to do is trip me, mom grabbed me and started beating me with the wooden spoon, she got away. Unfortunately I had to teach this to my little brother the hard way. I raised two well behaved children and never spanked them, I chatted with them about their behavior. It worked out well, they both went to college and are fine young adults. Fuck you mom!