Mothers Talking: Cindy
Cindy is a divorced mother of two boys, aged 11 and 13 at the time of interview. She lives in Newcastle, Australia.
What do … more
Mothers Talking: Lena
Lena lives in the Polish city of Poznan with her husband and children. It’s a large, traditional Catholic family … more
Mothers Talking: Sarah
Sarah is a European single mother and is mum to Emma, who at the time of this interview was eight years old.
Can we start by t… more
Warmth back and front
My parents split up when I was eight and my sister Clare was 14. I understand that the family was already in a bad way financ… more
Signing up for a spanking
One of my more memorable spankings came in seventh grade. I was struggling with my math class (pre-algebra) – Mom knew th… more
Punishment in the home, part III (audio)
‘H’ concludes her recollection of childhood punishments from her mother by telling us about the first ti… more
Punishment in the home, part II (audio)
In the second part of her reminiscences of childhood, ‘H’ recalls how her mother bought a cane for her bott… more
Smackings for the boys
During the early 1990s, spanking (or smacking, as we generally call it in the UK) was in transition. It was not frowned up… more
The recipient’s point of view
In this rather unusual contribution, our correspondent writes his story from the perspective of his younger selfR… more
Peeping Tom caned (audio)
Kids walking in on their parents’ lovemaking seems a fairly common occurrence. In this account, Dieter recalls … more
First tawsing (audio)
Pete was mystified when he was taken for his first tawsing at school, not realising that the mysterious strip of brown le… more
Slippering substitution
My father was a retained fireman. For those of you from outside the UK, this is a firefighter who actually has another job … more
An obsession for discipline
During my childhood, discipline was a common affair in most households. I always connected strongly with maternal dis… more
Six with the spoon
When I was eight years old, my friend Nick asked whether I wanted to come to his house for a sleepover. We didn’t cal… more
It’s an ill wind…
Nowadays, our approach to toilet training our children is far more progressive and enlightened, and there’s ab… more
Martinet memories
On your Twitter feed, you recently asked the question whether any of your followers had experienced the French special… more
The Spanking Mum: No magic wands
I made the possible mistake of announcing my blog somewhere on the web. I should have been ready for the kickback, of cour… more
A rise in temperature
When I was a little boy, I experienced quite a few difficulties with my breathing and had several quite bad bouts of bronc… more
Threat becomes reality
One of the most severe spankings I ever got was actually from my brother’s then girlfriend, Helen. At the time I was 12 yea… more
Punishment in the home, part I (audio)
In the first of three reminiscences about spankings during her childhood, H recalls getting both a smacked bottom and a … more
A swing of opinion
I’ve noticed recently on this site there have been a few stories where youngsters have been spanked for wetting t… more
The Spanking Mum: The science bit
In the days when I was brave enough to have a Twitter account, I was very concerned to see a link posted to my feed which clai… more
Sore bottom for a thief
This is the story of how I earned my last spanking – or, to be precise, spankings. The trouble began when my friend Penny an… more
Spanked for talking
I was 13 when I got my last spanking. My 10-year-old sister and I were talking after lights out when we were supposed to be a… more
The bedwetter
I’ll admit it – I wet the bed when I was a little boy. And actually, not so little. But like most children, I had probl… more
The Spanking Mum: A different kindness
You might reasonably think that using the words ‘kindness’ and ‘spanking’ in the same sent… more
Breaking the will
When I was seven years old, I got a memorable spanking from Carol, a friend of my mother. She was 25 and beautiful. Carol ha… more
The Spanking Mum: False equivalence
Of all the half-baked arguments promoted by the anti-spanking brigade, the sophistry of false equivalence is by far on… more
Spanking sisters
I’ve always been close to my older sister Julie. There is barely a year between us and as we grew up, we did pretty mu… more
Spankings on panties
Even though I grew up in Europe at a time when spanking was pretty much on the way out, I still experienced it not only at hom… more
Peeping Tom caned
I was interested to read the account from Barry about being spanked for walking in on his parents having sex. On your Twit… more
The tiny mule
Kids each have their own personality. That seems obvious, but sometimes it’ll shock you. You raise them basical… more
A touch of starch
My husband is the second oldest of five. He has an older brother and three younger sisters. His family owns a building sup… more
The Spanking Mum: The three Ds
Spanking children is a subject which provokes strong emotions. Some oppose it under any circumstance. Others – equall… more
The Spanking Mum: Prepare for tears
Unless you’re a complete ogre, you’re going to have decidedly mixed feelings about spanking your child. … more