Mothers

I grew up the oldest of four, with a sister two years younger and brothers five and eight years younger. Though my parents … more

My brother Jeff and I are only 13 months apart and we were raised almost like twins. We had only each other for the first fiv… more

Shortly before I turned 14, I convinced my mother that I was too old to go to camp anymore. My mom had taken on a part-time jo… more

We were not allowed to play baseball in our yard, for the windows of the house were made of leaded glass, partitioned in di… more

My parents came of age in the 1960s and both could accurately be described as Kennedy Democrats. My mom was a classroom te… more

When I was nine and my brother six, we were caught stealing sweets from our local store. The shopkeeper knew our mother we… more

I grew up during the in France during the 1970s, and was raised by my single mother. I was an energetic child, whom she love… more

I am a 40-year-old woman who lives in Buffalo, NY, where I grew up. I am the oldest of four. I have a sister two years younger … more

The following story and picture originally appeared on a Singapore-based blog. In it, the writer reveals how she bough… more

When I was nine, I fell in love with horses, as a great many girls do. I started to draw their heads all over my notebooks and … more

I was all dressed for Sunday School with my younger brother Jeff. My father gave us each a quarter for the collection bask… more

With the decline in corporal punishment at home, I don’t know whether kids still have this conversation but back … more

This is a memory from when I was four. My mother was talking on the telephone with a friend. She was in the upstairs telepho… more

I grew up in Ohio in the 80s and by the age of 11, my best friend and I had grown curious about being cool like our fathers, bot… more

I grew up in a big African-American family (three daughters, two sons) in Alabama, US, in the early 1980s, and spankings … more

When I was nine years old, my mother took me and my younger brother and sister to a department store where my grandmother w… more

I remember the time me and my brother (who was two years older) got spanked over a water-related escapade.

We had come hom… more

My sister Clare and I were always squabbling as children. It drove our mum to despair and two well-smacked bottoms were f… more

I grew up in the late 50s and early 60s, when girls always wore skirts and dresses, and lots of crinolines.

One time, my sis… more

My siblings and I were spanked frequently as children. We were usually sent to our parents’ bedroom to await our punishm… more

When I was six, my youngest brother was born. I loved babies, so I stood by and helped either my mother or nanny with his car… more

My friend Anna had an Uncle Jonathan, who lived with her and her father. Anna’s parents were divorced, which was r… more

In our house, mom used the belt for the more serious offences committed by my siblings and I. While I received plenty of wh… more