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The first time I ever remember being smacked by anyone other than my mum was when I was seven years old. My sister Jennifer … more

I was six and a half years old when my parents went to Florida to visit a sick member of the family. They left me with ‘… more

I was staying with my great aunt after my parents left for France. She was an old, sour woman with no tolerance for disobed… more

When I was about seven years old, I stayed at my friend’s place for two weeks.

My friend, Sue, wet the bed and her mum … more

One summer afternoon, when I was a skinny boy of 15, I took my sister Anne (who was 13 at the time) to one of our secret hideou… more

When I was 10 years old, I stole a half pack of cigarettes from my mother. I walked to the yard of our neighbour, Miss Foley, … more

When I was nine, my sister and went to live with my second cousin while my mother was going through some hard times.

Debbie … more

This is my first story about a childhood in which I was punished frequently, but always lovingly and fairly.

This was a re… more

The following is an exchange between two contributors to the long-defunct Maman mailing list, regarding that formida… more

In the late 1950s until the early 1960s, we lived in Uganda. We were not wealthy people and so while we lived in Scotland, w… more

My most memorable spanking was when I was 13. I lived alone with my mother and she would never dare to do it to me.

One aftern… more

My sister and I are now in our early 30s. We grew up during a time when corporal punishment was still an approved form of dis… more

When I was between 8 and 10 years old, I had a babysitter called Mrs Kent. She sat many children in my neighbourhood – worki… more

When I was about nine or 10, my parents left for a night and got us a babysitter named Erica. She seemed to think that anythi… more

I grew up from grade school to high school with my good friend Marty. Marty was the class clown at school, but at home his mo… more

Some 50 years ago, when I was in the second grade, about the middle of the morning I had a mild tummy ache. I went and told the … more

My family always believed in corporal punishment but the most memorable punishment I ever received occurred at my Aunt … more

At the age of 17, in the early 60s, I was frequently earning money as a babysitter.

There was one family which I doubt I will … more

When I was about seven, my parents went on a trip to see my grandma in Glasgow (we lived in Leeds), so I was sent to my Aunt Jen… more

While I was spanked numerous times as a child, this one stands out as perhaps the most unusual incident.

I was 10 years old … more

As a lad who grew up in the early 60s in Stoke-on-Trent, England, I was no stranger to the odd swipe across the face or backs… more

When I was a child, I was a bit of a softy. If I was to be spanked, I would be in tears before the punishment was administered.… more

In my day and age, if a child was naughty, the inevitable response from an adult was: “Somebody is asking for a smacked bot… more

We had an ‘aunty’ who was really a young work colleague of dad’s, whom our family befriended. We lov… more

I grew up in the 50s on a small Mediterranean island off the Italian mainland, where my father was “something in in… more

Betty was our matriarch; at 13, I think, a year older than me.

We used to go for long, innocent walks on Sunday mornings. Wh… more