Too hot to handle

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

Sweet – and bitter

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

My poor lil’ peach

Every May, the peaches start to come in over Georgia in the southern US – in fact, it’s often called the Peach State… more

The slipper for girls

When I was a girl, corporal punishment for unruly children was an accepted norm of family life. If you misbehaved, you go… more

First time for the twins

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

Mothers Talking: Debra

Debra and her husband live in the US state of Indiana. She has two daughters, Kayla and Lily, who at the time of this intervmore

His first brushing

Before my son turned eight, he was spanked most often with my hand or a wooden spoon. These weren’t light spanking… more

Upstairs for the cane

I had a school friend – let’s call him Paul – who had a stepmother. From their very first meeting, Paul had been rese… more

Matching colours

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

Mothers Talking: Abby

Abby lives in a small town in Indiana, US. At the time of interview, she and her husband had three children – and she was premore

Hairbrush motivation

When I was seven, my mother died – and when I was nine, my dad remarried. My stepmom was smart, kind, funny, engaged, lovin… more

Just deserts

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

Mothers Talking: Sarah

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 tmore

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