What was your worst/standard punishment as a child?

caned by the school master. three strokes. for each one he would take a four stride run towards you. the pain was incredible, each time it felt as if the next one would kill you.

That's fucked. I don't quite buy the 'I was caned and it never did me any harm' line. You can do nothing but hate and resent somebody that inflicts pain on you, particularly those who you feel have no right to do so, if anybody even does at all. It'll make you angry, revengeful, bitter...all that fluffy stuff.