Insights into justice

For me, like so many others here, the stories posted bring back so many memories. My parents were caring and not abusive – … more

In praise of the cane

I am a 31-year-old, stay-at-home mom from a small town in the Indian state of Kerala. When I was young, corporal punishme… more

A gift from Grandma

This happened in the summer when I was about eight years old. My German grandma (my mom’s mother) lived with us for many ye… more

The smell of punishment

My mom rarely spanked me and my big sister (three years older) but nevertheless we did get our share of sore behinds growi… more

An overdue spanking

When I was growing up in the 1980s, corporal punishment was generally out of favour – but not in our house. If my sister and … more

Caught in the act

I wasn’t spanked much when I was a kid, and my sisters even less. I always deserved it when it happened. My mother was the di… more

A loving mother

My best friend when I was a child was a girl called Naomi, and when we were both nine years old, I was invited one evening to h… more

Sink or swim

Mother was the disciplinarian in our household of three children. My brother was three years older, and my sister three … more

Over to mom

When I was growing up, mom seldom spanked me. It’s possible she did when I was younger but by the time I was eight or s… more

The way to do it

When I was 16 and my brother 17, my grandmother came for an extended visit. She was nice to have around but was clearly a no… more

Wondering

I got my most remembered spanking at the end of my first day in second grade. When mommy drove up in the van to pick me up afte… more

Sore daughter

I was an only child in a middle class family. My parents weren’t particularly strict, but believed in a firm set of … more

Knicker thief

People who grew up in Scotland will probably remember that the idea of a boy wearing school knickers, while not an everyd… more

An enduring shame

I think we’ve all done things wrong as children (and maybe adults too) that we’re really ashamed of, even i… more

Now or bedtime?

I’m a big fan of your website, as it transports me back to my own childhood and to my years as a mother actively disci… more

A dose of the spoon

As with many of your contributors, I too have had a life-long fascination with spanking. My earliest memories are from f… more

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