history: I had to spank my two-year-old niece today. He wasn't listening and kept doing the same mistake over and over, defying me. I don't like to be physical, and I'm sure others would look down on it, but I didn't feel like I had a choice. I had to spank my two-year-old niece today. He wasn't listening and kept doing the same mistake over and over_comma_ defying me. I don't like to be physical_comma_ and I'm sure others would look down on it_comma_ but I didn't feel like I had a choice.
current: I think the right amount of spanking is OK.  I was spanked as a child and know I deserved it.  Hopefully you didn't take it to far though!
next: Yeah, I didn't. I try to use it sparingly so that it has more meaning. But he's not even my own child, so it felt wrong in a way. And I also felt like I failed because I couldn't get through to him without doing it.