Those of you who grew up in the UK during the 70s and 80s will almost certainly remember the Keep Britain Tidy campaign, along with its slogan: “Don’t be a … Read more

Kids today don’t know they’re born – I grew up in Ireland during the 1970s, when no mother had any trouble in smacking bottoms when their children misbehaved! At our … Read more

We had some very good family friends who we visited quite often at their home in Yorkshire – they had children of roughly the same age as my elder brother … Read more

When I was nine years old, I was sent to a preparatory school in the north west of England. It was impressed upon me by my parents just how much … Read more

When Louise was at teaching training college, the first bottom she ended up smacking was ironically not one of her pupils – but that of her younger brother Craig.

I am a child of the 60s, and so not surprisingly when I was a naughty little boy, my mother had little compunction about baring my bottom and putting me … Read more

In a very frank account, Susan recalls an experience in the woods with a boy younger than herself, whose spanking she had just overheard…

When Gary struggled to find accommodation during his college studies, he ended up in a family home with a very specific approach to discipline, as he recalls in this story.

Eric recalls how his wife ruled the roost not with a rod of iron, but a spoon of wood, resulting in many memorable spankings for their children.

Some random encounters in life are so shocking, and yet so memorable, that they become ingrained in our memories. This anonymous contributor recalls such an incident…

Contributor Clair vividly recalls the time she witnessed her little sister getting a bare bottom smacking from their mother…

By the time I was 12, my reputation as the family tomboy was pretty much established. I rarely played with other girls, never wore skirts (except reluctantly at school) and … Read more

I started using the cane on my son’s bottom when he was 10 years old. Up until about seven, I had merely given him a few smacks on his trouser … Read more

During the late 60s/early 70s, I worked as an early years classroom teacher in both kindergarten and first grade in schools in Alabama. The atmosphere in class was very different … Read more

When I went to college, I found it difficult to find somewhere to live that was both close to the campus and affordable, and I ended up renting a room … Read more

Alma is a mother of three and grandmother to four. She comes from a large and loving Jewish family with its roots in the city of Leeds, UK. As well … Read more

I don’t know why exactly, but until the age of six I was a stranger to corporal punishment. I think I may have had the odd smack off Mum or … Read more