The stated pro-beating theory would have you believe that in the moment their reasoning is, “my child was behaving inappropriately, and after carefully considering several possible responses, I decided that a beating was the best method to correct the inappropriate behavior.” When actually it is more “my child was behaving inappropriately, and then I lost my temper, lost control of myself, and hit my child. Now I am justifying that action so I don’t come across as the bad guy.”
The pro child beating side is making rationalizations to justify their behavior when they lose control. Back to the what are things that non-parents cannot understand thread, you can get angry and frustrated with your own kids in ways you had never before imagined or experienced with another person. Keeping your cool when confronted with those emotions is very difficult, especially when you don’t know any other strategies.