The biter bit

I didn’t receive a ton of spankings when I was young, mainly because I didn’t get into too much trouble or behave in too many ways that would warrant a … Read more

Painful alternative

To my parents, lying was the most serious offence one could commit. It usually resulted in long, guilt-ridden lectures and a lengthy period of house restriction (or some equivalent). At … Read more

Double trouble

Stealing and lying were two things mom did not tolerate in our home. I sure learned this lesson when I was about 10. It was summer and I had just … Read more

Burned by matches

I started playing with matches at five years of age. I’m nearly ten times that now and I still enjoy making a fire and watching it burn. But it always … Read more

Peter’s spoon

I don’t know whether I got a lot of spankings from my mum. When I was around 12 or 13 it was something between 10 and 12 a year; maybe … Read more

In the ladies

I remember one of the first times I saw an escalator. I was probably seven. We’d gone to a department store in a nearby town – possibly Traverse City – … Read more

Getting a rocket

At the end of my first grade year, we moved from the town where my grandparents lived to a new town close by. I’d joined the Cub Scouts in my … Read more

The dangers of drink

This happened when I was 12 years old. I grew up in the age when corporal punishment at home and school was quite common. However, the idea of being punished … Read more

Gertrude

When I was 15 years old and in high school, I had a mathematics teacher named Gertrude, who was very strict. She was a tall blonde woman in her early … Read more

Over the sofa

A few years ago, when my children were young, we had a friend who had two daughters. These girls were the same age as my own kids, about 9 and … Read more

The check-up

I was only about five or six as I recall, and I was going to the doctor for check-up. I believe I was supposed to receive some immunisations too. I … Read more

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