One reason I loved coming to California in 1977 was that there was no corporal punishment in the schools. In Australia, I got hit regularly. Teachers would smack my hand with a ruler when I was bad. Sometimes the ruler broke from the impact.
I got hit quite a bit when I was a child. I got punched and shoved and smacked and sent flying. I didn’t particularly like it. I particularly hated it when the big kids would hold my head under water.
I resolved that when I got older, I would find a way to defend myself from bullies.
