You did the right thing. My parents get pissed at me alot.... But never once have the touched me. I think they're afraid i might hit them back. I mean, if i've done somthing bad, i'll take the punishment... but hitting is not a punishment. Ok so it might hurt, but what does that teach the child? Violence, and is that right? No. There's no doubt in my mind if my parents where to ever come at me, and beat me, that i'd fight back and do everything in my strength to make them stop, no matter how disrespecting or whatever that sounded, it's how it is. once again, you did the right thing.