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
The hated coat
I was in the second year of senior school, so I’d be 12. I needed a new winter coat and one day, when I got home from my l… more
Wiffle ball
We were not allowed to play baseball in our yard, for the windows of the house were made of leaded glass, partitioned in di… more
Mothers talking: Cordelia
Cordelia is a single UK mother. She has just the one son, Jack, who at the time of our original correspondence was around 1… more
Red as a London bus
The summer between 9th and 10th grade, we went as a family – mom, dad, me and my younger sister and two younger brothers – to … more
On the subject of spanking
When I was 16 years old, Mom surprised me with my first spanking from her in three years. It came about as a result of a spank… more
Last spanking at home
My parents came of age in the 1960s and both could accurately be described as Kennedy Democrats. My mom was a classroom te… more