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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

When I was nine years old, I had a friend named Scott. He and I would often play at his house – in fact, we did pretty much ever… more

When I was growing up, I spent the summers working on my aunt’s farm. My uncle had passed away a couple of years befo… more

My parents never spanked me when I was growing up. They often threatened to do it – but I would change my behaviour quickly… more

When I was 10, mom and dad went away on a business trip. Since they could not take me with them, mom asked a girlfriend if I co… more

I was around five or six years old when this happened – I was staying with my grandmother for the weekend because my parent… more

When I was growing up in Dublin in the 1960s, spanking, caning and strapping were a fact of life. Most boys I knew got it, ev… more

My mother developed multiple sclerosis – leaving her in a wheelchair – when I was just three years old. This placed many e… more

It was a rainy day and I was playing ping-pong with a couple of neighbourhood girls, Tammy and Aleisha. We were all about 1… more

When I was 14, my mother, my sister and I visited my Aunt Karen in Chicago for Spring Break. I was excited to see my aunt sinc… more

When I was about nine years old, I lived on a farm for about six months. This was my aunt’s home. It was a cool farm, wi… more

When I was four and a half, I spent a few days at my Aunt Kathy’s. Dustin, my five-year-old cousin (not Aunt Kathy&#… more

When I was in my early teens (in the early 1960s), my mother was required to move out of town for employment and it was deter… more

One weekend, when I was eight, my parents were out of town. However, they had instructed my 19-year-old nanny Brandi to t… more

When I was a little girl, my parents often went away and I stayed at my aunt and uncle’s house. My parents were not fi… more

When I was six, my parents went on a business trip for two days and I stayed home with my mom’s friend Amy. She was 18 a… more

When I was about eight, I used to go to a shop to buy sweets after school, usually with my friend David. The woman who ran the … more

When I was 18, in the 60s, my father married again. He had told me she was a ‘younger woman’ but was a bit vague … more

It was the 50s, and I was five – an only child living in an apartment with my parents. One summer’s day, my mother dec… more

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