The Family Paddle (audio)

An ‘audio-first’ exclusive for our Red Bottom Club members, as Simon recalls a memorable paddling administered by his friend’s mother in the late 60s. The free, text-only version of this … Read more

My naughty nephew

A fair time ago now, I was out in our local shopping centre, indulging in a bit of retail therapy, when I noticed a group of three or four young … Read more

Beyond fatherly duty

I’m sure that many of those who were spanked as children were very familiar with the threat of ‘wait ’til your father gets home’. Moms were usually responsible for handing … Read more

Mothers Talking: Bev

Bev lives in the West Midlands of England with her husband and two daughters, who at the time of this interview were six and eight years old.  Were you smacked … Read more

Mr Stinky Hands

Any parent with boys knows that they can be a handful, and are not exactly the cleanest of animals at the best of times. I was certainly no different when … Read more

On the rag

With a total of four girls to deal with in our household (including a set of twins, one of which is me), it’s perhaps no surprise that our father was … Read more

A pivotal visit

Right up until the time my daughter Danni was almost five years old, I was a confirmed non-smacking mum. I had been brought up myself without corporal punishment, and believed … Read more

Orthodox discipline (audio)

By special request, here is an audio version of a popular Maman story, where Nick describes his strict upbringing in an orthodox Jewish family – including bare-bottom spankings from his … Read more

No longer a game (audio)

Young Harry’s mum surprises her son – and finds him in his bedroom, facing the wall, hands on head and bare-bottomed. After interrogating him about his motives, she decides to … Read more

The anatomy lesson (audio)

Casey clearly remembers the day he and his friends were caught with pornography – and subsequently required by his ‘Auntie Eileen’ to remove their clothes for an impromptu anatomy lesson, … Read more

My one and only time

I think I got the odd light smack when I was a toddler, but from the time I started school I can’t remember receiving corporal punishment from either of my … Read more

A low blow

I was brought up in 1950s England, where corporal punishment was still by far the most common way of disciplining misbehaved children. My mother was the exclusive disciplinarian for me … Read more

Mum’s little secret?

Contributor Liam remembers the frequent bare bottom spankings he and his sister received from their mother growing up. Did these punishments conceal a deeper, sexual secret?

The Room (audio)

A woman in her 50s, who wished to remain anonymous, wrote to Maman with this vivid memory of domestic discipline being meted out to the children of her well-to-do family.

Grace and favour (audio)

In this audio version of a popular Maman story, Andrew tells how his desperation for suitable accommodation as a student led to him living with a mother who firmly believed … Read more

Slippered together

My sister Isabel and I fought like cat and dog growing up, and as our parents were quite conservative traditionalists (not to mention regular churchgoers), one or the other of … Read more

Memories of the birch

I was brought up in Norway during the late 60s/early 70s and my experience of corporal punishment as a child was limited to bare bottom hand-spankings from my mother. If … Read more

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