Smack Club

This is a story I have wanted to send into Maman for some time, but I’m only doing so now as the friend I mention has now sadly passed on. … Read more

A report to remember (audio)

When 12-year-old Josh tried to conceal a stinker of a school report from his widowed mum, the outcome is not one but three separate doses of the school cane.

Balcony scene (audio)

When Carson and her friend mess about on a church balcony when they should both had been in Sunday school, the result for both girls is a well-tanned bottom.

Knock and run spankings

The one game we could never resist as kids was what we called ‘knock and run’ – the age-old tradition of naughty children knocking on doors or ringing doorbells and … Read more

Reports day (audio)

Mum Nicola recalls a momentous day when her middle daughter Lizzie got into a bit of trouble off the back of an uninspiring school report.

The one and only

My sister and I were brought up in a very loving and largely permissive home, particularly by the standards of the mid-70s. Beyond a quick smack, our parents never used … Read more

The new neighbours

When we moved into our modern, semi-detached house in the north of England in the late 1970s, the neighbouring property was of little interest to me. It was occupied by … Read more

Caned by Sarah (audio)

Mark describes how a childhood game with a female playmate turned into a lifelong obsession. A free, text-only version of this story will be published soon.

From bottom to top

I read with interest the article posted by a mum named Mairead, who discussed the ‘token’ system of discipline she employed in her home when her children were younger, as … Read more

Crossing the line (audio)

Peter recalls the last whacking he received from his mother – and the very embarrassing situation which arose when his old lollipop lady reported him for dangerous motorbike riding.

Unwelcome presents

My sister and I were generally very well-behaved girls growing up, although we certainly weren’t strangers to the occasional smacked bottom from our parents. However, one incident still stands out … Read more

Memories of Safe Smack

I was very interested to read your account of the failed ‘Safe Smack’ child discipline strap and accompanying video. For very personal reasons, I remember this all too well! Although … Read more

A visit to the jail

We were on holiday in Scotland in the early 1990s and it was a typical Scottish summer’s day – in other words, cold, damp and sleeting down with rain! With … Read more

The old nursery

During the early 1980s, when I was around 11, my parents took myself and my older sister for a trip out to some sort of stately home or historic house. … Read more

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