Mothers

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

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

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

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

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

Sarah is a European single mother and is mum to Emma, who at the time of this interview was eight years old.

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One of my more memorable spankings came in seventh grade. I was struggling with my math class (pre-algebra) – Mom knew th… more

In this rather unusual contribution, our correspondent writes his story from the perspective of his younger selfR… more

I made the possible mistake of announcing my blog somewhere on the web. I should have been ready for the kickback, of cour… more

I’ve noticed recently on this site there have been a few stories where youngsters have been spanked for wetting t… more

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 clai… more

This is the story of how I earned my last spanking – or, to be precise, spankings. The trouble began when my friend Penny an… more

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 a… more

You might reasonably think that using the words ‘kindness’ and ‘spanking’ in the same sent… more

Of all the half-baked arguments promoted by the anti-spanking brigade, the sophistry of false equivalence is by far on… more

Kids each have their own personality. That seems obvious, but sometimes it’ll shock you. You raise them basical… more