texts: context: ashamed  <s> 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.
labels: Don't beat yourself up too much.  Spare the rod, spoil the child.  Your guilt seems to be from what other people might think.  You know if it was necessary or not.