Independence day
As a child, I was often packed off to my maternal grandparent’s home in the country. While there, I was allowed to g… more
Sister in charge
I was 14 and my sister was 19. My parents went out of town for the weekend and left my sister in charge. We had a great relatio… more
A little late
It was the summer between the fourth and fifth grade. I was nine years old, soon to be 10 – a milestone in my mind, of course, … more
A stricter regime, part II
Some of you will have already read how I witnessed my first ever bare bottom spanking. The spanker was my aunt and the R… more
A stricter regime, part I
My mom and Dad got divorced when I was six. I lived with my mom. There was no corporal punishment in my school and my mom didn… more
Big boy’s babysitter
I live in a small town and have thus been brought up with old-fashioned, small town ways. My parents always went out to the … more
Aunt Nancy’s method
I had just turned 13, and had to spend the weekend at my Aunt Nancy’s because my mother was going on a business trip. … more
Aunt Helen
When I was growing up in the 50s, a family lived above us who we were very close to. Me and my three brothers called the mothe… more
The wrath of Miss K
In the spring of 1974, I was an 11 year-old 5th grader at my local elementary school. One of my classes was Social Studies, … more
Six for Sophie
I attended a private boarding school for girls, which had what might be described as a three-tier punishment system: li… more
More memories of Miss Rose
You may have already seen my previous mention of Miss Rose, the young Matron who looked after the younger boys when I was a … more
Burning issues
I was born in the early 70s in the UK and had a happy and memorable childhood with the usual mix of good times, outings, goin… more
Peer pressure
Here is some ‘ancient history’ on the subject of introducing bottom-smacking in a primary school in Scot… more
Caught napping
I grew up in the Midwest in the 1950s and spanking on the bare bottom was allowed in school up to the fourth grade. I got span… more
French lessons
The first morning I started out for grade school, it felt like I was riding on a magic carpet. I was no longer a little brat f… more
Cheats chastised
In the 1970s, I attended a boys grammar school in the south east of England. We had all the traditions of such schools – uni… more
The ice cream float
I was brought up in a small town on the west coast of Scotland. In 1966, at the age of 11, I enjoyed a fairly normal, if strict… more
Mother’s sandal
I guess I was about 10 years old when this happened. My parents had gone out for the evening and my older sister was away at a … more
Teacher and mother
When I was young, I attended the same school as where my mother taught. At the third grade level, I never knew much about my … more
After the dance
Some were spanked until a late age. Getting spanked by a parent after 15 years old is always worse than before, especiall… more
Foolish flight
Growing up in Ohio in the 1970s, the term ‘latchkey kid’ seemed like it was invented specifically for me. M… more
Oldest gets the blame
As a small child, spankings were frequent for my brother and me. As the oldest, I always had to take the blame for everythi… more
Mouthing off
When I was one month short of my 14th birthday, I was taken by my mother to my paediatrician for a physical exam, required f… more
Warm memory
When I was growing up during the late 50s, my mother, who was a widow, used spanking as her primary form of discipline righ… more
Rear view mirror
This incident happened when I was a kid of nine or 10. My mom had me late in life and she was, during those years an avid spank… more
Cigarettes mean spankings
Mother was called to school. She was mortified to find out that four of us were going to be suspended for two days for smoki… more
No smoke without fire
I grew up in the midwest in the 1950s, when spanking was totally accepted by everyone. We got spankings at home, in school … more
Sticky situation
Why I decided to glue the broken piece to my model airplane on top of the new TV cabinet, I’ll never know. I guess, si… more
Sleepovers
Alan managed to be at my house about every day during the summer, since he was allowed to sleepover as much as he wanted – hi… more
From slipper to cane
I was brought up by a widowed mother. When my dad died, we moved in with my mom’s mom – me, my sisters and my mother. My gran wo… more
Lying over her knee
That my mom was very good at administering a spanking had lots to do with the fact I presented her with many chances to prac… more
Home school
I was 10 years old when I first started home school. Actually, I was taught by Mrs Tennison, a lady who lived up the street f… more
The kitchen bench
I was born and brought up in the south of Germany during the 70s in a middle class family, where the husbands worked hard an… more