To spank or not to spank!

ok, i am typing this one handed because i am trying to feed my baby with thr other. so excuse all of the mistakes. i just received a very funny email about a woman trying to sale pokemon cards on ebay b/c her kids somehow got them into the cart while shr wasnt looking. this lady had 6 kids and during the 4 hours it took her to do her grocery shopping those children did everything and more. i just have to say that even though i dont have 6 kids and may never know what that is like, I will never try and take all of them to the grocery store by myself if at all. I also think that yes, kids will be kids but do we always try to rationalize why we should not spank our children. I am always trying to find a different way to punish my children or give them choices or divert their attention but sometimes I think more and more that I am just spoiling my children and they need to learn that what is wrong is wrong and that means no is no. I also think you have to use your brain sometimes to help your children learn how to be useful and help rather than hinder your progress. Why can't older children get a list also, and help get groceries. Maybe, I am still very inexperienced and I really don't know what I am talking about. so I guess someday you might see my name on ebay trying to sell pokemon cards that my children stick in my cart and open them before I realized what they had done. So , I guess we all just keep going on and do the best we can with what we have.