Mothers

Growing up in the Midwest, my sister and I were raised by a strict but loving mother. When I was very young, spankings tend… more

As a child of the 1970s, I was the product of many spankings. Although I wasn’t a bad kid, my bottom felt the sting of … more

This happened when I was nine years old, back in the mid-90s. By this time in my life, I guess I was starting to assert my ind… more

The following is a letter published in the New York Times Magazine of April 22, 1945.

Parent and Child
To the Editor:

I wis… more

My mother was an old-fashioned lady of British descent, and a strict disciplinarian. She did not take lightly her perce… more

Being from a military family, my mother used to shop at the commissary about once a month and really stock up on the grocer… more

This is a true story, and a memory and lesson that lasted. I was about eight years old and I stole some cookies that morning … more

I have warm memories of childhood spankings. At first I was terrified of being spanked and then later, when my father was … more

When I was little, I got many spankings, all on my bare bottom. One day, I had been particularly bad, so my mother decided t… more

Growing up in the 1960s, spanking was not uncommon and my mother was of the opinion that a good spanking – or ultimately si… more

I was never a risk-taking child – my mother made darn sure of that. As a pre-schooler, I walked to the end of my dead end stre… more

As a child, I was often packed off to my maternal grandparent’s home in the country. While there, I was allowed to g… more

I was born in the early 70s in the UK and had a happy and memorable childhood with the usual mix of good times, outings, goin… more

That my mom was very good at administering a spanking had lots to do with the fact I presented her with many chances to prac… more

I was born and brought up in the south of Germany during the 70s in a middle class family, where the husbands worked hard an… more

Corporal punishment was by no means frequent in our family, as my twin sister and I were generally well behaved and did we… more

The following is taken from Confessions and Experiences by the infamous spanking enthusiast Edith Cadivec. This book … more

When I was 10 years old and my younger brother was eight, we were playing together and got into an argument about somethin… more

My parents never spanked me until I was three years old, and what a memorable spanking that was! After that, there was no m… more

I am an immigrant, having arrived in the United States when I was 12. In my country, I was spanked frequently at home, and a… more

I grew up back in the 60s when, as you know, spanking was the most widely used form of discipline among parents. I lived wit… more

I had been dating my boyfriend Matt for over a year. We didn’t talk much about the discipline in our homes, but I had … more

This occurred one day when my mother was fed up with me playing my music too loud. I was about 12 at the time. I forgot exactl… more

When I was young, it was extremely normal to receive spankings as a form of punishment. My brothers and sisters and I alwa… more

There was one time that I received a spanking for something I didn’t do. I was 10 at the time. I was in my room, readin… more

I grew up in the late 1960s, when spanking was very common. I have a brother and sister who are both older than I am, and my fa… more

As a young lady growing up in a home with a very loving, supportive yet strict mother, I can relate to your stories and am ve… more

It was a beautiful Sunday morning in the middle of summer. The previous Saturday, all of the kids got together to build a f… more

I was spanked throughout my young life by my mother. I grew up just at the time when most parents still spanked their kids, … more

This incident happened when I was about 10 years old and my brother Robbie was eight. We were close in age and always fight… more

Although I’m almost 60 now, I can still clearly remember an evening in the Iowa wintertime when I was a 13-year-ol… more

When I was a little girl, my mother took me to the doctors for my annual check-up. At the end of the check-up the doctor gave … more