Red Bottom Club

Here is some ‘ancient history’ on the subject of introducing bottom-smacking in a primary school in Scotland in the 1950s. Everyone knows of the common usage of the tawse or … Read more

I grew up in the Midwest in the 1950s and spanking on the bare bottom was allowed in school up to the fourth grade. I got spanked in kindergarten, first … Read more

The first morning I started out for grade school, it felt like I was riding on a magic carpet. I was no longer a little brat from nursery school. Soon, … Read more

In the 1970s, I attended a boys grammar school in the south east of England. We had all the traditions of such schools – uniform, homework, the use of surnames … Read more

I was brought up in a small town on the west coast of Scotland. In 1966, at the age of 11, I enjoyed a fairly normal, if strict, childhood. The … Read more

I guess I was about 10 years old when this happened. My parents had gone out for the evening and my older sister was away at a friend’s house. I … Read more

When I was young, I attended the same school as where my mother taught. At the third grade level, I never knew much about my mother as a teacher as … Read more

Some were spanked until a late age. Getting spanked by a parent after 15 years old is always worse than before, especially when you are spanked in a humiliating way. … Read more

Growing up in Ohio in the 1970s, the term ‘latchkey kid’ seemed like it was invented specifically for me. My parents had divorced when I was about 18 months old … Read more

As a small child, spankings were frequent for my brother and me. As the oldest, I always had to take the blame for everything. One day I was in my … Read more

When I was one month short of my 14th birthday, I was taken by my mother to my paediatrician for a physical exam, required for admission to a private boys … Read more

When I was growing up during the late 50s, my mother, who was a widow, used spanking as her primary form of discipline right up until I literally outgrew it … Read more

This incident happened when I was a kid of nine or 10. My mom had me late in life and she was, during those years an avid spanker. Spankings were … Read more

Mother was called to school. She was mortified to find out that four of us were going to be suspended for two days for smoking. The other three girls (all … Read more

I grew up in the midwest in the 1950s, when spanking was totally accepted by everyone. We got spankings at home, in school and from mom’s friends (women) and her … Read more

My cousin Peter and I were staying for two weeks one summer with grandma. My aunt and uncle and my parents were going on a trip and it was in … Read more

Why I decided to glue the broken piece to my model airplane on top of the new TV cabinet, I’ll never know. I guess, since the clear liquid model glue … Read more

Alan managed to be at my house about every day during the summer, since he was allowed to sleepover as much as he wanted – his mother didn’t mind. My … Read more

I was brought up by a widowed mother. When my dad died, we moved in with my mom’s mom – me, my sisters and my mother. My gran worried a … Read more

I was adopted at an early age by my aunt, who came from Scotland. She emigrated with a view of furthering her education and eventually became a school teacher. My … Read more

I turned up at least once a week to do odd jobs for my classmate’s mother. Each week she paid me – but only after going through a ritual of … Read more

When in Rome, do as the Romans do, they used to say. Well, when you’re a kid and you go to the Deep South, do as the Southerner kids do. … Read more

I was around the age of 14 years old, and down the street from me lived a family in a small house;  the type where you can tell they are … Read more

Many years ago, when I was a young boy, I remember having a lot of fun visiting my cousin Mary, who was two years younger than I. She lived with … Read more

I was nine years old and at primary school. I had just discovered swear words and was using them liberally. Too liberally – I swore at a teacher in class. … Read more

I was ‘lucky’ enough to be schooled in Alabama, in the southern US, which in the mid-70s was very paddle-friendly. I haven’t fully figured out the origins of my spanking … Read more

One the most memorable spankings in my mind is one that I was not a part of, lucky for me. It was in 1968, when I was in third grade, … Read more

I wish to relate my childhood recollections, mainly regarding clothing. I attended the local infant school from age four to seven. This was in north-west England between 1966 and 1969. … Read more

In 1954 I was 12 and living in Liverpool with my mother and sister, who was 11. My father had been killed in the last week of the war while … Read more

When I was in fourth grade kids were still spanked, and pretty hard too. This story pertains to my teacher, Miss Stanton. One day Miss Stanton announced a quiz. I … Read more

The worst spanking I ever got was in school. It happened one morning when I was in the sixth grade. I was in Mrs White’s class, going about my work, … Read more

I was spanked numerous times as a youth. My earliest recollection is when I was in the first grade. I was sent to Mrs Helen O’Gara, the school principal, for causing … Read more

On the subject of mothers who spank, your readers may be interested in an account of my own family life in England during the late 40s and early 50s. We … Read more

My parents administered corporal punishment to me rarely when I was a child – but there was a time, when I was around six years old, when I presented certain … Read more

When I was a kid, my best friend was a boy named Alan. He lived across the street and came from a family of nine – good Catholics all. Since … Read more

One of the worst spankings I ever had came when I was 13. I knew I was too old for a babysitter, but my mom insisted as she would be … Read more