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At grandmother’s summer home in Maine, we were by the ocean. At the foot of the hill, down from the house, were five … more

When one lives in a house of servants, one must respect the work and turf of each person as being almost sacred.

Servants a… more

One night, when I was 16, my aunt (she wasn’t really an aunt, but we called her Aunt Debbie) stayed with my sister an… more

When my sister Donna died I became guardian of her daughter, Joanne. My own mother had given very strict punishment with … more

When I was eight years old, I spent two nights at the house of my Betty, my favourite aunt. Aunt Betty didn’t have an… more

In 1974, I was 13 and spent my summer vacation with my best friend and his parents at a campsite in Bavaria. Unfortunately… more

Nanny was very concerned with sharing. She felt that this was an extremely important part of growing up, and she stresse… more

One summer, when I was nine, I met my friend Jesse to play at her grandparents’ summer home, near that of my grandmo… more

By the time I turned 16, I figured that I was too old to be spanked. I spent most of that summer with my aunt, who lived on a far… more

About two weeks after my 17th birthday, I went to visit with my Aunt Joyce in Alabama. I was to stay with her for one month an… more

When I was eight, I used to have supper with my little sister and our babysitter. One afternoon, for some reason, the sitt… more

This event happened when I was about four. I was being watched by Becky – she was an average size woman in her mid 20s.

On thi… more

I was 10 and it was the start of the Christmas holidays. The weather was foul and I was bored because my friends weren̵… more

This happened quite a few years ago, probably 20. My mom and I lived with her sister and her kids after my mom was divorced, … more

The following is a reader’s letter published in the UK women’s magazine Family Circle in 1977. My thanks g… more

As a child, I was smacked very rarely and then only by my mother. Her method was the old standby – over the knee with trouser… more

I’m currently 47, and when I was a teenager in the 1970s, it was the height of fashion to have long, shaggy hair – or s… more

My dad’s sister had two daughters, one six months older than me and the other three years older.

The younger girl, … more

I grew up in the Midwest during the early 60s and corporal punishment was widely practised at the time, especially by the … more

I remember my grandmother well. She died when I was 14, but she was a great influence in my life, and I will never forget her… more

I was 14 and my sister was 19. My parents went out of town for the weekend and left my sister in charge. We had a great relatio… more

When I was growing up in the 50s, a family lived above us who we were very close to. Me and my three brothers called the mothe… more

You may have already seen my previous mention of Miss Rose, the young Matron who looked after the younger boys when I was a … more

This story happened when i was four years old, barely in pre-school. My mom fell pregnant with me two weeks after she had g… more

When I was growing up, my family always took camping trips. I remember one in particular. As a child, I always enjoyed hav… more

From: The Outlook (periodical published in New York) 5 July 1913 p. 523-6

When Corporal Punishment for Children is Righ… more

When I was about 12, my mum went into hospital and I went to stay with an aunt, uncle and girl cousin for a while.

One Saturda… more

When I was about 10, I was being looked after by my Aunty Margaret while my parents were on holiday.

One day, one of my frien… more