First taste of the paddle
Growing up in the 80s, I was no stranger to a trip over my mother’s knee. Acting up in our house meant feeling her hand or woo… more
Teachers
What we did at the seaside
I attended a girls prep school in Kent during the 1970s. The school was a boarding one and really strict, with emphasis on … more
The futility of extra panties
I was 11 years old and in the 5th grade. That year, I was into making bracelets, and had been gifted a bracelet-making kit f… more
Some research into CP
Maman has received the following from a contributor named Uma, supposedly the results of a research project into the us… more
Lines – and more lines
I read with interest Charlotte’s account of being caned in primary school. I too got the cane at a similar age (nin… more
A caning for Christmas
I stumbled across your site by accident and was fascinated. I’m 59 now, so I well remember the days (70s and 80s) when corp… more
The allure of the cane
This story comes from the early 80s, when I was about 19 and fresh back from uni for the summer break. To earn a bit of pocket … more
A lesson learned
Hello again. My wife Sara has insisted that since I shared one of her stories with you in an earlier post, I should balance … more
A sense of submission
This story comes from my early teens, when I attended a well-respected private school in the Indian city where I lived. M… more
My classmate Yairi
At the school I attended, there was a theoretical possibility of being spanked, but such punishments were rare. Even wh… more
Changing times for the cane
I was born in an era when strict child discipline and corporal punishment were the norm, whether in homes or at school.&n… more
Advice from my mum
When I was in the second year of grammar school during the late 1960s, I had the misfortune to be introduced to the headmas… more
A singular magazine, part I
Maman special feature
As a special thank-you to all our visitors, we’re now making the first part of this fascina… more
A letter from school
Maman Special Report
We recently received an intriguing email from an English contributor named Chris. Its contents c… more
Caned with my girlfriend
I have previously briefly mentioned my second caning from Mrs Grant but not given any detail – so I guess it’s time … more
Setting up a caning
Your recent story The Smacked Bottom Exchange reminded me of my own attempts to engineer a caning after being teased by m… more
In the run-up
I’d like to share my recollections of corporal punishment some years ago at an English boys day school. It’… more
After the fight, part I
When I was growing up in the midwest in the 1980s, corporal punishment in schools was still very much an option. At our sch… more
The boy next door
I have a younger brother – there are just 13 months between us, so Mum and Dad didn’t exactly waste time after they h… more
The day of the curse
I grew up in the 70s when spanking was something that definitely happened both at home and in school.
My mot… more
A classroom conversation
To my mind, there’s no doubt that the teachers of my own schooldays seemed to have an interest in whether the kids they tau… more
Over the headmistress’s knee
From as early as I can remember, I was fascinated by corporal punishment. Any mention or depiction in a comic, nursery rh… more
The switch from Mama
My mother was a teenager when I was born and for some personal reasons, I ended up living with my dad and my grandparents. W… more
Couples Talking: Clive & Angie
Welcome to a new innovation at Maman. In Couples Talking, our contributors talk frankly about the effect on their sex li… more
Paper airplane crash
I was educated at a Catholic school during the 1970s, and got spanked many times during this period. One of the most memor… more
Mrs Whitehead gets real
I attended a modern secondary school in the South of England in the mid 1970s. I was one of those boys who rarely got into a… more
Swimming and spanking
In the US state where I grew up, there was a law against corporal punishment by class teachers. However, school principa… more
A testing time
I went to a Catholic school back in the 1970s and early 80s. The school was typically strict and corporal punishment was w… more
A gesture of discipline
The most trouble any of our daughters got into at school was when our youngest, Andrea, was suspended for three days. And… more
A mass slippering
I went to a private all boys prep school in the early 60s and had a PE teacher named Mr Scott [name changed – Ed] who was very f… more
Bottom lit after lights out
I have never fathomed out how my mind works and why it is that certain events, be they ever so short-lived, have been etche… more
Leg smackings from Mum
Although my mother was certainly not above smacking me when I was a naughty little girl, unlike most children I generall… more
Spanking in five acts
Prologue
If anyone should ever ask me what my earliest memory is, I simply recall receiving a basic train set one Christm… more
The benefits of spanking
When I was growing up, it was almost always my dad who was the one to spank us when we misbehaved. He would take down our pant… more
Mr Scott’s slipperings
At both my private prep schools for boys only (which I attended from the late 1950s until the early 60s), the PE teachers a… more