It's not bad because you're not his birth mom, it's bad because spanking doesn't help anything long-term. It just teaches him to hit when he disapproves of something. (My parents spanked me as a child, and I remember at age four spanking the toddler next door because she drew on my sheets with crayon. I thought it was what I was supposed to do.) Find other, more mature ways to discipline. It's not supposed to be quick or easy. Deal with it.
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It's not bad because you're not his birth mom, it's bad because spanking doesn't help anything long-term. It just teaches him to hit when he disapproves of something. (My parents spanked me as a child, and I remember at age four spanking the toddler next door because she drew on my sheets with crayon. I thought it was what I was supposed to do.) Find other, more mature ways to discipline. It's not supposed to be quick or easy. Deal with it.