Sounds like she has made peace with her mom. I wonder if Lauryn's son feels the same considering she said he got it a little worse. I personally dont like spankings. I dont even like hearing spankings. My uncle is the same way. Hes never spanked his kids. Not even his son. My mom never spanked me. I was a mild mannered kid and I'm still mild mannered now. From what i've seen with my mom and uncle I know that discipline can be given without spanking. My grandma on the other hand was the opposite. She spanked all of her kids. She frequently tells us stories about the way she spanked her kids. I may be getting a little personal on here, but I think that has affected how my mom, aunt, and uncles feel about her. They respect my grandma but they keep their distance from her, especially my uncle. I dont think enough people realize the long term emotional effects spankings can have if you overdo spanking kids.