First time obedience (audio)

When Gary struggled to find accommodation during his college studies, he ended up in a family home with a very specific approach to discipline, as he recalls in this story.

Smack time (audio)

Eric recalls how his wife ruled the roost not with a rod of iron, but a spoon of wood, resulting in many memorable spankings for their children.

An unforgettable day (audio)

Some random encounters in life are so shocking, and yet so memorable, that they become ingrained in our memories. This anonymous contributor recalls such an incident…

Spankings in class

During the late 60s/early 70s, I worked as an early years classroom teacher in both kindergarten and first grade in schools in Alabama. The atmosphere in class was very different … Read more

A different fate (audio)

Sometimes, even good boys have a secret desire to be taken over someone’s knee and have their bare bottoms soundly smacked. This anonymous contributor was one such child…

The sally rod (audio)

Irish mother Kelly recalls how she changed the disciplinary regime in her home with the introduction of a traditional implement, the sally rod.

When father got home

Having a headmaster for a dad was not the easiest of childhoods, particularly when you’re an only child on whom your parents are placing high expectations. I was brought up … Read more

Our experiences with The Rod (audio)

Home-schooling mom Heather was one of those parents who purchased a controversial spanking implement known as The Rod. Here, she describes her experiences of disciplining her family with it.

Swift Retribution (audio)

Contributor Barbara recalls how she saw the beginning of a family spanking – and heard it in its entirety – when she paid a casual visit to a neighbour’s home.

Smack time

I’ve read elsewhere of women ruling their households with a rod of iron – my wife Gina ruled hers with a spoon of wood! We knocked out four children (three … Read more

Mothers Talking: Kelly

Kelly is an Irish mother of two girls, both now grown up. In another Maman story, she discussed her use of the traditional Irish willow switch the ‘sally rod’. Here, … Read more

Raised with the cane

As a parent bringing up a family in the 1970s, corporal punishment played a natural part in enforcing family discipline. Our three girls weren’t any less well-behaved than any others … Read more

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