Douglas gave the other man a look of surprise.  He had known women that spoiled their children without a single word of no, let alone a spanking, but he had not heard this kind of idea from a man.  Most of the men with the women like that were very silent and passive or drank a lot.  Maybe the two ideas went together when dealing with the household run like that.

"I agree not needed for the language that is my native tongue.  Though, some of the things I got up to, I deserved the disciplining.  Then again some of those actions came from me being held back from what I felt was unfair.  That they did not know the language probably did make them think I was saying something bad.  And sometimes they were right."   He chuckled.  He had been told by his father that his actions were going to bring the older man's grave.  He had been a lively youngster.  He had earned the spankings from his father.