Mothers Talking: Beryl
Beryl is a 68-year-old retired nanny living in the Lancashire region of the UK. Aside from the many children of other fam… more
Mothers Talking: Mary
Mary is a mother of three children. At the time of this interview, her son was 12 and her two daughters 14 and 15 respective… more
The Smoking Club
I had a very brief stint as a smoker – it started when I was 13 and ended around a week later. I went to a mixed grammar school i… more
The Housemother
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, I attended a boarding school in the Midlands region of England, close to the Cheshire b… more
Mothers Talking: Betty
Betty is a mother of three from Arizona. At the time of interview, her two daughters were aged nine and ten, and she also ha… more
Cuddling up
I have always been drawn to maternal authority figures. As a child, I always delighted in being obedient for my mother an… more
The family paddle
I grew up in Texas during the 1960s, and my parents were traditional Southern Baptists. Life for me and my brothers and s… more
Gums, tums and bums
When I was a boy, during the 1960s, my favourite sweets were Rowntrees Fruit Gums. They came in two types – the small, pill… more
Mothers Talking: Imogen
Imogen is a 60-year-old English grandmother. She has just the one son, Michael, who was no stranger to a sore bottom duri… more
The naked truth
The most embarrassing punishment I ever received happened when I was 11 years old. At the time. my mother, nine-year-ol… more
A heap of trouble
I think I must have been around six years old and in my kindergarten class. It was winter time and I was wearing pantyhose u… more
The crying pillow
I was raised with the Canadian school strap across my bottom. My mom had been a teacher before starting her family and bro… more
A different colour
I have been reading through many of your stories and find it very interesting to learn about how others were raise… more
Sliding into trouble
I was ten years old, and beginning to get curious about girls. I mention this in advance as a bit of a defence, as thereR… more
After my paddling
I’ve already told you how I got paddled for passing notes in class – this is the story about what happened when I got … more
My sister’s bad report
Back in the 1950s, we used to catch the bus to and from school. On this particular day I’m recalling, there were dec… more
A paddling to note
This happened when I was in eighth grade, which would be in the mid-1980s. I was 13. I’ve changed the teachersR… more
My mom’s hands
I’m always fascinated by the detailed accounts on your website, because I think in truth many of us who grew up wit… more
Mothers Talking: Andrea
Andrea is an American mother living in a small, rural town. She has two daughters, who at the time of interview were aged e… more
The purple Mongol pencil
When I was 10 years old, I was extremely fond of the old radio shows that came on late on Sunday afternoons – The Shadow, Inn… more
My first time as a mother
You have a lot of stories on your website which are told from the child’s perspective [to be absolutely accurate, … more
The hair-do
The youngest memory I have is a short one. I cannot tell you how old I was, but my mother said I was very little – a young three… more
Wiping the slate clean
After I moved to the United Kingdom, I got to know Georgia, a tall and slim black woman with three children. Georgia was an … more
Mum’s use of the cane
This is going to be quite a short contribution, as I can’t really single out a particular incident of corporal pun… more
My first paddling
When I was 12, I was attending junior high at a small town in Alabama. I had a steady if unspectacular academic record and w… more
Making a meal of it
Spankings at my house were not rare and all of us – my younger sis and two younger brothers – were all spanked into our teens… more
The copycats
When we were kids, my big sister Shirley and I were big fans of all the comic books, and laughed ourselves silly at the anti… more
My beautiful tutor
During my lower school and early middle school years, I had a personal tutor to help me with my studies. This teacher was a … more
Mothers Talking: Billie
Billie is a UK-based mum who at the time of the interview had just one child, a five-year-old son named Oliver.
Many mothe… more
Mom cleans up
I grew up the oldest of four, with a sister two years younger and brothers five and eight years younger. Though my parents … more
Smack bottom and bed
I will always remember a day my wife Karen and I visited the home of my work colleague Phil and his wife Carolyn. I was fairl… more
The new car
My brother Jeff and I are only 13 months apart and we were raised almost like twins. We had only each other for the first fiv… more
Caught shoplifting
Shortly before I turned 14, I convinced my mother that I was too old to go to camp anymore. My mom had taken on a part-time jo… more
Mothers Talking – Laura
Laura lives in Midwest America with her husband. At the time of interviewing her, her two sons were aged 12 and eight resp… more
Do you want a smacked bum?
Many years ago, much to the annoyance of my mother, I used to run upstairs to my bedroom most evenings after school to chan… more