"spare the rod & spoil the child"
i used to hate this statement so much. i hated how i was caned by my mum so much, hated how i couldn't have everything that everyone seemed to have- the freedom, the treatment of being an adult etc... but now that i'm 25 & a full-time working adult, i fully endorse this statement. parenting styles have changed so much & I'm quite appalled at some. i'm certain i will make a fair share of mistakes as a parent in future, but i hope i don't spoil my child.