It’s an ill wind…
Nowadays, our approach to toilet training our children is far more progressive and enlightened, and there’s absolutely no way the vast majority of parents would consider raising their hand because … Read more
Warmbotty
Martinet memories
On your Twitter feed, you recently asked the question whether any of your followers had experienced the French speciality of the martinet. I can tell you right now that I … Read more
The Spanking Mum: No magic wands
I made the possible mistake of announcing my blog somewhere on the web. I should have been ready for the kickback, of course, but being labelled as ‘not the most … Read more
A rise in temperature
When I was a little boy, I experienced quite a few difficulties with my breathing and had several quite bad bouts of bronchitis. The upshot of this was that my … Read more
Threat becomes reality
One of the most severe spankings I ever got was actually from my brother’s then girlfriend, Helen. At the time I was 12 years old and had a complete girl … Read more
Punishment in the home, part I (audio)
In the first of three reminiscences about spankings during her childhood, H recalls getting both a smacked bottom and a slippering from her mother when she misbehaved.
A swing of opinion
I’ve noticed recently on this site there have been a few stories where youngsters have been spanked for wetting themselves. Under nearly all circumstances, I am personally opposed to doing … Read more
The Spanking Mum: The science bit
In the days when I was brave enough to have a Twitter account, I was very concerned to see a link posted to my feed which claimed: ‘Spanking causes brain … Read more
Sore bottom for a thief
This is the story of how I earned my last spanking – or, to be precise, spankings. The trouble began when my friend Penny and I went to the mall … Read more
Spanked for talking
I was 13 when I got my last spanking. My 10-year-old sister and I were talking after lights out when we were supposed to be asleep. After a couple of … Read more
The bedwetter
I’ll admit it – I wet the bed when I was a little boy. And actually, not so little. But like most children, I had problems with controlling my bladder … Read more
The Spanking Mum: A different kindness
You might reasonably think that using the words ‘kindness’ and ‘spanking’ in the same sentence is something of a non-sequitur. But this unlikely couple do, in fact, belong together. First, … Read more
Breaking the will
When I was seven years old, I got a memorable spanking from Carol, a friend of my mother. She was 25 and beautiful. Carol had a five-year-old daughter, Joanie, with … Read more
The Spanking Mum: False equivalence
Of all the half-baked arguments promoted by the anti-spanking brigade, the sophistry of false equivalence is by far one of the most common. Basically, their reasoning goes something like this: … Read more
Spanking sisters
I’ve always been close to my older sister Julie. There is barely a year between us and as we grew up, we did pretty much everything together – including getting … Read more
Spankings on panties
Even though I grew up in Europe at a time when spanking was pretty much on the way out, I still experienced it not only at home, but also in … Read more
Peeping Tom caned
I was interested to read the account from Barry about being spanked for walking in on his parents having sex. On your Twitter account, someone remarked that it was slightly … Read more
The tiny mule
Kids each have their own personality. That seems obvious, but sometimes it’ll shock you. You raise them basically the same way. Same rules, same consequences, same attention, read them a … Read more
A touch of starch
My husband is the second oldest of five. He has an older brother and three younger sisters. His family owns a building supply and home improvement centre in our area, … Read more
The Spanking Mum: The three Ds
Spanking children is a subject which provokes strong emotions. Some oppose it under any circumstance. Others – equally erroneously in my opinion – believe that it’s the only tool in … Read more
The Spanking Mum: Prepare for tears
Unless you’re a complete ogre, you’re going to have decidedly mixed feelings about spanking your child. On the one hand, you’ve made a (hopefully) calm and conscious decision that they … Read more
The missing hairbrush
When my first born, Rebecca, was 12, she got in trouble one day. She had misbehaved at school, and she knew her backside was in deep trouble. I got home … Read more
Punishment in the home: part III
This is the third and final part of a posting to the Usenet newsgroup alt.sex.spanking in the late 90s from an anonymous correspondent identifying herself only as ‘H’. My first … Read more
The Spanking Mum: Bedtime battles
Every mum knows that tiredness and young children is an unhappy mix. My cousin is a primary school teacher and she attributes at least 50% of today’s classroom discipline problems … Read more
Spanked at Disneyland
When I was about seven or eight, I went on a trip to France with my mother. One of the things we were due to do on the trip was … Read more
Punishment in the home – part II
This is the second part of a posting to the Usenet newsgroup alt.sex.spanking in the late 90s from an anonymous correspondent identifying herself only as ‘H’. Since I’ve had some … Read more
The Spanking Mum: The purpose of punishment
If spanking has fallen down the rat hole of social unacceptability, it’s true to say that the entire concept of punishment is in danger of going the same way. Much … Read more
The little sister
Michael and I were best friends throughout secondary school in Northern Ireland, but the incident I’m relating here happened when I was 13. We were both mad keen on music … Read more
The Spanking Mum: The N-word
According to a recent report in the UK’s Daily Mail, more than nine in ten nursery workers have been told not to use the word ‘naughty’ when dealing with misbehaviour. … Read more
Mothers Talking: Sandra
Sandra lives in Dallas, Texas and works as a surgery assistant at a local hospital. At the time of interview, her son was aged 10 and her daughter 13. Why … Read more
Mothers Talking: Elizabeth
Elizabeth lives in the rural northern midwest of the United States. She has four children, three girls and a boy. At the time of the interview all but the two … Read more
Playing with fire
The first ‘real’ corporal punishment that I ever received – and the first time that I had to wear nappies since I was a baby – was in my second … Read more
Punishment in the home: part I
Back in the early 1990s, when the web was in its infancy, one of the main vehicles for user interaction was a set of discussion boards known as Usenet, which … Read more
My daughter’s first spanking
I remember very clearly the first time I spanked my daughter. By the time she had just turned four years old, one of her favourite things to do was colouring. … Read more
A lapse in concentration
I have already written in more general terms about my young, beautiful tutor and how she used a ruler regularly during my evening studies. Now I’d like to tell you … Read more