Introduction to the birch (audio)
The birch was once a very commonplace instrument of corporal correction for the world’s children which fell out … more
The belt from Mrs Bentley
When I was in year three of primary school (i.e. eight years old) in 1960s Manchester, I had a particularly bad day in clas… more
A trip to the toilet
When I was nine, I got invited to a classmate’s birthday party. Debbie was a very popular girl and her parents were … more
Deserving the punishment
When I was a month or two short of 15, I started going out with Emma [named changed – Ed] who was about two years young… more
Bottom smacker by Royal appointment (audio)
Quite a number of our correspondents have experiences of spankings by proxy when their own parents have been indispose… more
The whole class (audio)
Back in the ‘good old days’, when the teacher’s authority was unquestioned, the way in which they r… more
Disciplining the boys (audio)
Sometimes, the effects of spanking their children can be confusing and worrying for parents, as Mike readily amids in t… more
Do you want a smack bottom? (audio)
Often, grown-ups talking about spanking is more embarrassing for children than actually receiving it. Daniel rememb… more
‘Come quietly to be smacked’
My mother was definitely a believer in smacking naughty children. I was by no means the most unruly child of my cohort in s… more
My school spankings
Who remembers their school spankings? I recently passed by the site of one of my old schools in Tyne and Wear UK (houses ha… more
Looked after by Linda
When I was 10 and my brother David was seven, my parents took on a local neighbourhood girl called Linda to babysit us occa… more
Demerit boys sent for the cane
When I was seven years old, I was sent away to board at a private preparatory (prep) school for boys in the south of England … more
Legs up, bottom spanked
My parents hardly ever used corporal punishment when I was growing up, but I do remember one memorable spanking I got fro… more
Spankings with Rosie
I first met Rosie in reception class at school and we stayed best friends throughout our school years, although we lost t… more
The pond – and big trouble
As I mentioned in my story Spanking At The Campsite, the family friend I knew through church as Aunt Gege (although her re… more
A streak of bad luck
This story is true and written from personal experience. What I set down now is exactly how everything unfolded in 1973, … more
My first time with the cane (audio)
In this audio version of a popular Maman story, Marcus recalls the first time his mother required him to bend over to rece… more
It just snowballed…
When I was growing up, back in the mid 1980s, I was part of a gang of five kids who would dare each other to do silly things.
On… more
Watching Aunt Kate spank
I didn’t see a whole lot of Aunt Kate, my dad’s sister, during my childhood, as she and my uncle lived a whole … more
Blow by blow
It was a chilly day in early autumn, and my dad was clearing away a huge quantity of leaves which had dropped on our garden f… more
The Teacher
When my big brother and I were growing up in Wyoming during the 1980s, my mom spanked us pretty often. The tool she used for … more
Libby and Rachel
Editor’s Note: Back in the days of the original Maman, I wrote a story about two girls sharing a flat. While this wa… more
A little bit of discipline
My birth mother died when I was just six years old, and for the next three years it was just me and Dad. Because we had both be… more
Spanking at the campsite
As I’ve mentioned in some of my previous stories, I grew up in a Christian family and every summer our church had a w… more
The wrong bottom
One of the more notable things about my childhood was that my best friend Mark and I shared the same surname. It wasn̵… more
Correction That Corrects: Concluding Word
“Sincerity gives wings to power.”
From the Foreword to this, the Concluding Word, the author, by narrating her experie… more
Two childhood memories
When I was a girl, smacking was still a very common punishment for Britain’s naughty children and I’d like … more
Mothers Talking: Phyllis
Phyllis is a mother-of-two and grandmother of five from Des Moines, Iowa. At the time of the interview, her grandchildr… more
Correction That Corrects: Chapter XVIII
TO THE MARRIAGEABLE GIRL
“Children are what the mothers are.”… more
Correction That Corrects: Chapter XVII
THE GOVERNESS
“A faithful governess plays the role of a true mother.”… more
Angela’s first spanking
I suspect that like a lot of parents in the 1990s, I did my utmost to avoid direct confrontation with my daughter, let alon… more
Birthday boy’s smacked bottom
My middle son was naughtier than both of his brothers put together, and unfortunately this meant that he did regularly f… more
Disciplining the boys
I am a UK-based father of three boys, and regularly smacked their bottoms when they were growing up. While I always had a g… more
Wetting my dungarees
In spite of her extreme strictness and intolerance in most other matters, one thing that mum never smacked us for was bed… more
The dreaded report day
I guess there aren’t many kids these days who live in fear of getting their bottom walloped when report day rolls a… more
Correction That Corrects: Chapter XVI
THE OLDER CHILD
“Uproot not the neglected flower; rather, care for it more diligently.” … more