Mothers’ discussions (audio)
For many of us as children, having our transgressions and our punishments discussed in front of us between adults was al… more
Becky’s first smacking (audio)
Our first experience of spanking is always memorable, but perhaps even more so is the first time we witness a sibling rec… more
June’s promise to Mum
When I was about 13, my mum got a job at a local factory working late shifts. My dad regularly worked away, so on these occas… more
Smoking hot hairbrush
When I was 14 or 15, in the early 1970s, I had secretly taken up smoking. I thought I was pretty grown-up – until the day my gr… more
The old remedy
I hadn’t been spanked for quite a few years but when I was about 15, I had quite a few months of being mouthy and disrespectf… more
Breast is best (audio)
The intimacy of motherhood has many sides, from stern discipline to loving comfort, as William found out when he was bab… more
Smack bottom time
I was brought up in the 1960s, when smack bottoms – as they were called then, at least in Britain – were an acceptable and co… more
In Sarah’s hands
The most embarrassing corporal punishment I ever got was when I was 11. My mother was just starting to prepare me for my sp… more
Paddled by the lake
I’m now 50 years old, but I can still remember the spankings I received as a child, between the ages of around five t… more
Sex – and then the belt
Spankings were very common in our house during the late 1970s and early 80s, and were always administered my mother. A la… more
Watching in school
In British primary schools in the early 1960s, it wasn’t uncommon for teachers to spank children publicly in cla… more
Hairbrush for a runaway
I’m now 37 years old and grew up in the neighbourhoods around the New Zealand city of Dunedin. I was spanked by my mum until … more
A rhyme for naughty children
I love your site. I grew up in South Africa during the 1970s and corporal punishment was a normal part of everyday life acr… more
Upstairs to be caned (audio)
When Mark was six years old, his parents decided he needed something more serious than a few smacks on his clothed bottom… more
Buying a tawse (audio)
Once upon a time, Scotland’s naughty children were subject to a very specific discipline – that of the dreaded be… more
The girls get a belting (audio)
Our correspondent Heather recalls seeing three teenage girls get a sound bare-bottom belting off their mother when sh… more
A sore bottom from Mrs Miller
When I was four years old, my mother decided she would try to go back to work, even part-time, to earn a little extra money f… more
Memories of enemas
When I was a young boy, I suffered quite regularly from bouts of constipation – and my mother’s regular cure for it … more
The cane for Estelle
This story is about an incident that happened to my cousin Estelle – to this day, we are very close and she cringes every ti… more
Aisle be a good boy
I got my first public spanking when I was about three or four. I had been spanked at home before with and also received a swa… more
The two positions
When I was about seven years old, one day Mom, Dad and myself went to a drive-in movie. Before we left, Mom told me to take a b… more
All bums bright and beautiful
I grew up in the north of England and attended Sunday School until the age of 11. There was a group of around six of us. We met … more
My sister wets herself
I have read some accounts on your website of children wetting themselves either prior to or during corporal punishment… more
Buying a tawse
My mother was a firm believer in corporal punishment. From an early age, when I had misbehaved in her eyes, she would put m… more
Exposed by the pool
This spanking was memorable for several reasons. First off, it was administered outside, in front of my friend, his s… more
Lighting a fire
I wanted to share a story of a situation where both my younger brother and I learned from a good old-fashioned spanking… more
Beginnings
This is the story of how we decided, as parents, to begin spanking our young daughter. I should say that we are a Christian … more
‘Baby’ gets his first spanking
This incident has actually very little to do with me, but is really it is about a friend of mine when I was a schoolboy. Ther… more
Punished over chores
When I was about 12 years old, my dad remarried. Both Dad and my new stepmom worked quite late in their respective jobs mos… more
Chance meeting
Not long after my 20th birthday, my boyfriend and I borrowed a relative’s camper van and took off for a road trip ar… more
The fake temperature
I honestly cannot remember what I had in mind that fateful morning. In fact, I cannot even remember what chore made me fak… more
A day at the lake
I was primarily raised by my aunt (my mother’s older sister) until I was 12, when my mom got married to my stepdad and then h… more
Nose picker spanked
My mom was a perfectionist. The house was always in perfect order and clean, her meals were excellent and she was always w… more
Pants inspections
When I was nine years old, I went through a phase of dirtying my underpants, mostly through not wiping my bottom properly … more
Spanked for dirty bottoms
When I was ten years old, I went through a stage, either because I was in a hurry or thinking about getting back to playing, … more
Spanked in my Speedos
I got my first real spanking from my dad when I was about seven years old. He and I were home alone, and I asked him if I could g… more