My life as a nanny
Before my marriage, I worked as a nanny for nearly nine years, mostly abroad as I wanted to travel the world. and also the p… more
An unexpected connection
My most interesting spanking story is so absurd as to sound unbelievable: trust me when I say it is true! I have the permis… more
Bringing back the memories
I enjoy reading your site – it brings back many memories. Like many of your contributors, I did get spanked as a boy but pro… more
The stolen keyring
I wonder how many of your correspondents have experienced real, thorough discipline that has lead to real change? I was … more
Reports day
Nowadays, the arrival of school report cards is much less of an occasion than in the past. I know from experience with my o… more
Spanking in context
I don’t know how many of your readers will be familiar with the term ‘Third Culture Kids’ (or TCKs for short). Basically, … more
The headmistress, part I
Editor’s note: About three years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Miss Walters [real name] at a family gatherin… more
An intimate moment
I grew up in the 1950s in midwest America and, as you might imagine, the spanking of naughty children was commonplace.
Fr… more
Ballet lesson spankings
Like many little girls, I had dreams of becoming a ballerina and so from a very early age, I pestered my parents for ballet … more
Four sore bottoms
I got spanked four times when I was a girl. What follows is an account of each of these punishments.
The first one happened … more
And mother makes two…
Like most of your readers, I am fascinated by spanking. My first proper girlfriend (we were 16 and 17 at the time, respect… more
A point of contention
Your story from Ben, entitled Life with the Turners, reminded me of my own childhood. I grew up in New Jersey, and my mom an… more
Jenny and her children
I am now quite an elderly gentleman. However, my thoughts often stray back to the late 1960s, when I was in my early 20s.&n… more
Four generations
My father James was raised in a Christian orphanage in the 1930s and 1940s. He was evacuated during the Second World War a… more
A double helping
Reading your recent story about the school secretary gave me a flashback to when I and my brother were paddled in the scho… more
The Canadian way
I am pleased to have found the courage to finally tell you my own story. In Canada, schools used the strap – but it wasnR… more
Brought up right
Growing up in Missouri, I got spanked pretty much every day – but then, so did all the other children around me.
Mostly, th… more
Life with the Turners
My name is Ben. I was born in 1971 and spent a lot of my childhood in the foster care system until I was finally adopte… more
Care home life
I received an email recently from a gentleman we’ll call Mark. Mark wrote: “After my father Stanley died in 2008, I found … more
Best teacher ever
I want to pay tribute to a lady whom I consider the best teacher ever. I will call her Mrs Turner for the sake of this story, t… more
Canings in the lounge
My parents were very strict, and my father in particular was a firm believer in the maxim of ‘spare the rod and spoi… more
Reward – and punishment
I was talking with some friends recently about how we were all raised. We talked about both positive reinforcement and s… more
Swats a-plenty
Many years ago now, I spent a year working in a school office as an assistant secretary. One of the duties of that job was … more
Those who love spankings
When I was in my early teens, one day I found myself in my parents’ bedroom, idly rooting around in their dressing t… more
The fascination of thrashings
I was born in 1956 in Staffordshire, the third of four children. My older sisters, Patricia and Jane, are eight and 11 yea… more
Sore bottom in a caravan
When I was nearly 12 years old, our family rented a caravan on a holiday park near Torquay in the south west of England. The… more
Tanning for a shoplifter
I came from a mixed family background – my mum is African and my dad, who I never knew, is English. Before my mum got ill and I … more
The Christmas party
This is the story of a wonderful party my parents threw one Christmas 20 years ago. I would have just turned 10 years old at … more
Girls and boys
In most of the stories I have read on your excellent site, I notice that in most of the families mentioned, both girls and b… more
Love and the single mom (audio)
In his quest to find a new relationship after his marriage broke down, Brian came into contact with several single mothe… more
Wet and warm (audio)
Valerie’s rather unusual childhood phobia of using the toilet outside of her own home once landed her with a wet b… more
Revelation of discipline (audio)
Contributor Julian describes an unlikely close encounter with parental discipline when he popped into the toilets of … more
From spank to wank
I grew up in an Irish Catholic family with two sisters, one a year older and one a year younger than myself. My father was a p… more
An inevitable submission
Growing up through the 1990s in the UK, I became a huge fan of all things wrestling. I am of course referring to modern WWE b… more
An old hand
By the time I turned 16, I must have smacked more bottoms than many mothers do during a decade of parenting – and what’s mor… more
Paying for pleasure
I grew up with two brothers who were older than I was. At the time of this incident I would be 14 and my brothers 16 and 17 res… more