Mothers

By the time I was 10 years old, my mother thought me too big for a spanking when I misbehaved, and so when she believed discipline was necessary she handed … Read more

I’ll always be in awe of how my mum managed to keep discipline in a home of three small boys, and yet only once (at least that I can remember) … Read more

One aspect of parental discipline which is not often talked about is how some mothers and fathers deliberately tried to emulate at home the sort of punishments their children could … Read more

Sometimes, the prospect of a spanked bottom proved so scary that the child in question would have an accident – something which happened to this anonymous contributor…

It’s currently winter here and for the first time for some years, we have very cold weather and snow. And the weather has reminded me of another winter, when I … Read more

I grew up in the 1970s and early 1980s in northern England, in a predominantly working class city. My father worked on the docks and my mother essentially raised us.  I … Read more

I grew up in the 1970s in the south of England. My mother had me when she was considerably older than most mums and gave birth at 30 years old. … Read more

I grew up in Malaysia. My sister and I were trained from when we were quite young to be good girls. We were both usually obedient and well behaved. As … Read more

As a young boy growing up in Ireland, I was no stranger to a trip over my mum’s knee with my trousers and underpants taken down for a dose of … Read more

FREE AUDIO: When Lucy and her sister squabbled as children, their mother often resorted to settling such arguments with a sore bottom for each of her daughters. This audio story … Read more

From a mother’s point of view, discipline matters. I learned early on that to be too lenient with children does not pay off. Being a stay-at-home mom with four kids … Read more

I don’t remember all the events of this particular incident. Mom and I were getting ready to go out for the day to see mom’s best friend Toni and her … Read more

I was brought up in the 1960s, when smack bottoms – as they were called then, at least in Britain – were an acceptable and common form of punishment for … Read more

Spankings were very common in our house during the late 1970s and early 80s, and were always administered my mother. A large, heavy leather strap – similar to a razor … Read more

I’m now 37 years old and grew up in the neighbourhoods around the New Zealand city of Dunedin. I was spanked by my mum until the age of about seven … Read more

I love your site. I grew up in South Africa during the 1970s and corporal punishment was a normal part of everyday life across the ethnicities. We children knew that … Read more

I got my first public spanking when I was about three or four. I had been spanked at home before with and also received a swat or two on the … Read more

When I was about seven years old, one day Mom, Dad and myself went to a drive-in movie. Before we left, Mom told me to take a bath. Once I … Read more

I honestly cannot remember what I had in mind that fateful morning. In fact, I cannot even remember what chore made me fake an illness. Was it school that I … Read more