Red Bottom Club

Some time in the late 1970s, I was round at my friend Ian’s house. We had both recently celebrated our 10th birthda… more

When I was about 10 or 11 years old, my best friend was Eddie Miller. He was about the same age as me. We were always together… more

Corporal punishment has long been a way of life for African-American children. There’s no getting around it, ou… more

This happened one afternoon when my son John was around six. It was getting towards teatime – my husband Dennis had just g… more

During the Cold War in the 1970s I was in the US Air Force, working as a mechanic, and served several tours of duty in West Be… more

As a boy growing up in the 1950s, I attended a small private school. One day, when I was 11, I got into serious trouble for di… more

I was at primary school (ages five to 11) in Surrey, England in the late 1960s when I got my first spanking from a teacher. I … more

Corporal punishment was a pretty regular event in my family when I was a child. Spankings from my mother, which were usua… more

It all started rather innocently during gym class. A friend and I were horsing around in the locker room when we were supp… more

In the third grade in private school, children could be physically disciplined, should the teacher feel it necessary.… more

I am the youngest of three boys, all born within about a year of each other. Becky came along six years after me, an acciden… more

I was 12 years old and it was approaching ‘Cracker Night’ in Australia that everyone had bonfires and let o… more

Some years ago now, contributor Tyler submitted this dialogue from a conversation he had had with Kim, a mother of two yo… more

Years ago, more than I would like to remember, I was soundly spanked by a neighbour. Her name was Jan and I remember the spa… more

During one summer vacation, I went to stay with my friend Roger at his house. We decided to camp out in his back yard – that w… more

I was nine at the time when I was babysat by a family friend. Sue was in her 50s and had always been a real nice lady, although … more

When I was young, my friends and I would occasionally get into trouble, but most of the time we were good boys. However, th… more

Mealtimes were the cause for most of the friction between my mother and I as a boy. I was a fussy eater, you see, and whined i… more

I am reminded of an incident that took place when I was 13 years old and in the seventh grade. The biggest movie craze at the … more

A the time of writing, I’m 42 years old. I have two grown-up daughters (20 and 22) and two grown-up stepdaughters (… more

I’m not sure how old I was when the following took place – I’d guess eight, give or take a year. Mom was baking … more

I was just an eight-year-old little girl at the time when my mother and father took and evening out and I was to be babysat b… more

During my childhood I were three babysitters, all very different from each other, who spanked me – two of them especiall… more

When I was 10 (in the early 1970s), my best friend Craig and I got up to all sorts of adventures in the countryside surround… more

I’m a mother of two boys, both now adults, and both regularly felt the back of my hand growing up. However, what I wa… more

I guess I was a fairly typical six-year-old – full of energy and trouble. My mother often left me in the care of a neighbour… more

I have already related how my sister Tina smacked my bottom for rummaging through her underwear drawer. Now, I would lik… more

When I was four years old, we lived in a quiet suburb outside of Chicago called Oak Lawn. My best friend Tommy lived across … more

I grew up in Scotland in the 1950s and 60s and like a lot of Scottish boys, I always wore bottle green school knickers under … more

I remember the first and only spanking I ever received from our neighbour, Mrs Gardner. I was 13 at the time. My friends an… more

When I was 14, my parents went to Turkey for three months during the summer in connection with my father’s business. I was … more

When my brother and I were aged eight and 10, we went on holiday with my parents to Hawaii. With my father being a pilot, we g… more

For me, from the age of about seven to 13 or so, school uniform and maternal punishment were heavily associated.

My mothe… more

Getting spanked on the bare behind was nothing new to me. My mom was one of those parents who felt that a good spanking was j… more

When I was about 13 or 14 years old, my parents decided to send me to a baby sitter – but it was a sitter where you would have to … more

I am the younger of two children and we grew up in a small town in Georgia during the 1980s. Our parents were firm believers … more