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One morning, when I was 10 years old, I had a school test I hadn’t revised for. My lack of application to my school wo… more
One morning, when I was 10 years old, I had a school test I hadn’t revised for. My lack of application to my school wo… more
It’s funny the ideas you get as a child. We were on holiday in the British seaside resort of Scarborough, and I was f… more
One morning, as he came out of the shower, my son was startled to find me sitting cross-legged on the edge of his bed.
He app… more
We tend to think of the current stormy debate about spanking children as something new, but the truth is, the practice ha… more
I think I’d be about nine when Ginny and her family moved in next door to us. She was two years younger than me, and fo… more
The summer when I was 13 was a great one – I spent nearly every waking hour with my best friend Katie. We mostly hung out at my … more
I was very interested to read your story Aunty Pat’s smackings, as I was subject to a very similar arrangement whe… more
Every May, the peaches start to come in over Georgia in the southern US – in fact, it’s often called the Peach State… more
When I was a girl, corporal punishment for unruly children was an accepted norm of family life. If you misbehaved, you go… more
Of my parents, Mum was definitely the biggest spanker, although I did get a few from my father as well. She only ever smack… more
I don’t believe I was especially naughty as a child – at least, no more than many other 10-year-old boys of my acqua… more
I was 12 when I was sent to spend part of the summer at my uncle and aunt’s house in rural Queensland, Australia. I wa… more
Up until the age of three, my twins – son Archie and daughter Amie – had never had what you might call a proper spanking. The… more
Correction That Corrects is a book on ‘child training’ authored by American Mariam Fredrick in 1925. It i… more
What traits must a strict mother cultivate? This is an important question and one I feel is often overlooked. The answer … more
Family and friends always say that I am a copy of my mother, both in looks and nature. In fact, I inherited her beauty spot a… more
I came across your site and have loved reading the various stories. What follows is the first part of my journey from havi… more
Maman special report
Parenting books, needless to say, have a certain fascination for us here at Maman. Largely they ar… more
I previously told you the story about the first time I experienced a ‘proper’ smacked bottom, when I was se… more
Debra and her husband live in the US state of Indiana. She has two daughters, Kayla and Lily, who at the time of this interv… more
Before my son turned eight, he was spanked most often with my hand or a wooden spoon. These weren’t light spanking… more
I clearly remember my first ‘proper’ smacked bottom, which I received when I was seven. Prior to this, if I … more
I had a school friend – let’s call him Paul – who had a stepmother. From their very first meeting, Paul had been rese… more
About a year after I first took the position of vice principal, I was married – and, as you might expect, children quickly … more
When I was a girl, I was occasionally spanked by my mother. However, it wasn’t applied that hard or often and she wa… more
In a previous contribution to your site, I gave an overview, as it were, of how I came to be the vice-principal of a Christi… more
Until I was around nine or 10 years old, I wet the bed at night and therefore wore pull-up diapers. Because of this p… more
Abby lives in a small town in Indiana, US. At the time of interview, she and her husband had three children – and she was pre… more
Warning: This contribution is somewhat different from our usual content in its parameters, in that it references a spa… more
Patricia is a preacher’s wife living in the southern United States. At the time of interview, she and her husband … more
I’ve already told you about the first time my stepmom spanked me (certainly not the first time I was spanked, but d… more
When I was seven, my mother died – and when I was nine, my dad remarried. My stepmom was smart, kind, funny, engaged, lovin… more
I grew up in the 1980s and 1990s, and while spanking was, I think, still in common practice in my neighbourhood, it had alr… more
Sarah is a European single mother and is mum to Emma, who at the time of this interview was eight years old.
Can we start by t… more
One of my more memorable spankings came in seventh grade. I was struggling with my math class (pre-algebra) – Mom knew th… more
During the early 1990s, spanking (or smacking, as we generally call it in the UK) was in transition. It was not frowned up… more
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