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
At my mother’s breast (audio)
A child who has just been spanked by mother will nevertheless instinctively seek comfort in her arms once the chastisem… more
At my mother’s breast
I was brought up in the late 70s/early 80s, and in many ways my family life was something of a contradiction. Dad was basic… more
Spying in the bushes
One day, when I was 11 years old, I was playing at my friend Amanda’s house. when we heard agitated yelling from her … more
Correction That Corrects: Chapter XV
DIFFICULTIES AND OBJECTIONS
“Difficulties give way to diligence. Objections are often traceable to ignorance of fac… more
Taken to be smacked
When I was a child, my mum was good friends with a lady called Mrs Leese – I think they had worked together before they both l… more
Bottom bared by sister
When we were children (during the 1960s and 70s), my parents had us understand that a bare bottom spanking was their last … more
Leathered for smoking
My daughter Rachel was something of a brat growing up – she always seemed to have an attitude, never did as she was told, mi… more
A visit from Aunt Nicky (audio)
David recalls how his mother’s younger sister came to stay to look after the family during an illness – and how it r… more
‘Danny got a spanking’
When I was around 12 or 13, we went on a family picnic at a local fish hatchery. My brother and his friends were walking on a n… more
Correction That Corrects: Chapter XIV, part VII
PERSISTENCY IN SPITE OF AUTHORATATIVE DECISION. Perseverance and determination are very desirable qualities in the … more
Smacked by Uncle Dennis
Probably somewhat unusually by the 90s, Mary and I were sometimes smacked by several family members in addition to Mum a… more
Sore bottoms at bathtime
In spite of him usually being far more patient and good-natured than Mum, there was one area where our father’s to… more
In the hands of the babysitter
From around the age of seven to around 12 years old, I had the same girl babysit me when my parents needed to go out and leave … more
Correction That Corrects: Chapter XIV, part VI
HOLDING BREATH. A baby, or even a child several years of age, may, through temper, hold the breath. I strongly advise spa… more
Mothers Talking: Cindy (audio)
In this interview from some years ago, we chatted to Australian mum Cindy about her use of the cane on the bottoms of her tw… more