Smacks, canings and enemas
As a little boy, I was taken across the lap by my governess quite often and smacked on the bare bottom. I had ambivalent feelings about such punishments. Obviously they … Read more
Warmbotty
A rod of our own
I came across your article regarding The Rod and found it rather interesting – particularly the question at the end concerning parents who have used it, since we did use … Read more
The pastor’s advice
Sometimes, even the most well-intentioned and loving parents can doubt that they are raising their child properly with the right mix of reward and discipline. The latter would include such … Read more
Four burning butts
My parents often travelled on business, and when that occurred, my Aunt Ruth came over and stayed with us. At the time of this incident I was 16 and my … Read more
In defence of spanking
I am a spanking mom. I don’t spank often – it is a last resort. I think other forms of discipline can be very effective, such as making them write … Read more
The brown submarine
As a mum, the most memorable spanking I ever gave one of my children is in many ways the one I’m still most ashamed of. However, it’s also one which … Read more
Whipped in the schoolyard
When I was nine years old and in 4th grade, I gave my mother a serious scare one day which resulted in a humiliating public spanking. It came about because I … Read more
The blood debt
I grew in the Bible Belt in the 70s and 80s, and back then spanking was simply a part of everyday life. It was the whole ‘spare the rod and … Read more
In the basement with Dad
I grew up in a large, very religious family and discipline was taken very seriously. ‘Spare the rod, spoil the child’ was my father’s favorite maxim – although in our … Read more
The bottom line
As an English kid, I spent quite a few summer and winter breaks with relatives in the US state of Michigan. These began when I was 14 and continued until … Read more
Bathed by the babysitter
My parents hardly ever used the services of a babysitter as I grew up. Generally, if they had to be somewhere I couldn’t be, they would drop me off at … Read more
Uncovering the past
About two years after I had married my wife Barbara, my work transferred me from my native Scotland to a new role in the south of England. We didn’t really … Read more
No match for discipline
This is a true story from my childhood in 1980s New Zealand. One day, when I was about eight years old, I decided to play with some matches I found … Read more
No refuge at Granny’s
This is the story of the day I ran away from home. I did so trying to escape a sore bottom – but ended up not sitting comfortably for days … Read more
Bad sports get spanked
When my close friend Kenny and I were both 12 years old, we ended up one day both getting spanked by my mother. Kenny and I were on a Little … Read more
Up my sister’s skirt
By the age of 12, my hormones were starting to have a big effect on my behaviour and my interest in girls was on the rise – literally. Unfortunately, I … Read more
The last boy standing
I’m now in my 60s, and every week I help out with reading classes at my grandson’s primary school in the north east of England. We have a lot of … Read more
Rump roast at the BBQ
Surprisingly, I wasn’t spanked at home as a kid. I say surprisingly, because we’re talking about the 1970s in suburban Texas, where nearly every child was familiar with a sore … Read more
Brought up short
When I was in eighth grade, it was a popular thing for girls to try and get away with stretching the dress code a little. Skirts a bit too short … Read more
Smacked bottom cream
My mother suffered badly with arthritis from quite an early age, when my little brother and I were still quite young, and it was this condition which led to her … Read more
The model aeroplane
For my seventh birthday, among my presents from my parents was an Airfix model kit of a Spitfire, perhaps the most iconic of all the World War II planes. Dad … Read more
The sandpaper block
My dad had an unusual approach to discipline when it came to his two daughters. My big sister and I were never spanked, but nevertheless Dad found another way of … Read more
Playmates and punishments
Another extract from Confessions and Experiences, the first memoir of the infamous Edith Cadivec, first published in 1930. Here, Cadivec describes how, as a child, she would deliberately get playmates … Read more
The second spanking
I was mostly a pretty good boy in school – but I was a normal kid and, as such, I did get into trouble from time to time. Sometimes I talked … Read more
A good smack
A few years back, I was waiting in a bank waiting for an interview with the manager. Also waiting was a young mother with two small twin sons. She was … Read more
The naughty little goat
This story is about an unhappy little boy who was made to feel very special by a kind, warm and beautiful young woman. I have changed her name. At five … Read more
A plantation spanking
The following is an extract from The Memoirs of Dolly Morton – a pornographic novel first published in 1899 under the pseudonym Jean de Villiot. The book relates Dolly’s journey … Read more
The third landing
When I tell people I was brought up in Paris, many have a mistaken idea of a very romantic upbringing! Naturally, the truth was very different. I grew up in … Read more
The hunt for a sore bottom
When I was about 10 or 11, I became best mates with a boy named Nick [all names changed – Ed]. We were a pair of happy-go-lucky lads, with a … Read more
Pride before a fall
Editor’s note: This account has been added to following further information from our original correspondent. I have written before about growing up in New York City, and the two African-American … Read more
Attracting a spanking
When I was 14, my best friend was Jordan, who was a year younger than me. He himself had two younger brothers, 11 and nine at the time of this … Read more
Under their clothes
As a confirmed smacking mum, one aspect of family discipline which always use to amuse me somewhat was the fact that if the children had been spanked, only Mum knew … Read more
Their first time: Helen
In another of our series of conversations with mothers about their child’s first ever spanking, we talk to Helen, a mother of one boy, who hails from the South East … Read more
Buying the belt
In my previous story, I mentioned that the belt I used on my son that day had originally been purchased for his older sister’s backside. I thought perhaps the story … Read more
A trip to the basement
Back in the 1990s, my dad worked for an Anglo-American company. He got friendly with one of his work colleagues over there and invited he and his family to our … Read more
Spanking at the vicarage
I was brought up in a very ordinary middle class family in a Lancashire village during the 1970s. My dad had a good job as a sales manager for a … Read more