If anyone was around to hear my husband and I joke with each other, I'm sure they would think we are awful to each other!
I really think that people need to stay out of each others parenting business unless it is completely obvious that they are
seriously abusing them or neglecting them. Because our sense of humor and yours may not be the same, and along with our parenting beliefs. You may believe spanking is wrong, but I believe having a spoiled brat that gets whatever they want is wrong (though I know no one will admit to their child being like that, I see it all the time).
Just because we do things differently doesn't mean the other needs CPS on their backs. We are all going to make mistakes sure and probably screw our kids up in some way or another, but these people that call CPS on something kids say in school or stores...do they really think that the foster system is going to take better care of them than parents that threaten to spank their kids because they are throwing a fit in the middle of a store which is not acceptable behavior?