A little talk
Once, when visiting my cousin in Kansas, he was acting really rudely and his mom said: “That’s it – we’re gonna have a little talk.” With this, she led him … Read more
My sister’s ‘extra pants’
One year on holiday, my sister and I got up very early one morning and ran off to the beach, where we dug a hole about a foot deep and … Read more
The dawn of an obsession
We weren’t babysat very often. We had a stay at home mum and a dad who was on the road a lot. But soon after we moved to Scotland with … Read more
Into the woods
When I was a child growing up in the Adirondacks, I went after school to Mrs Redmond’s house. She had a daughter, Loretta, who was three and a half years … Read more
The Victory Garden
When one lives in a house of servants, one must respect the work and turf of each person as being almost sacred. Servants are professionals, deserving all of the respect … Read more
In front of my elders
This happened in the early 1970s when I was nine years old, and the public spanking of children was no big deal. I had gone to spend a couple of … Read more
My first from Aunt Audrey
When I was in my teens, I was forced to stay with my Aunt Audrey every summer because I couldn’t keep myself out of trouble. My mom knew that my … Read more
Just like Grandma
When my sister Donna died I became guardian of her daughter, Joanne. My own mother had given very strict punishment with a belt, leaving bruises for days, and bad memories … Read more
Mothers Talking: Tanisha
Tanisha is an African-American mother-of-two living in the US state of Georgia. At the time of this interview, her sons were aged 11 and nine respectively. What do you give … Read more
The Pigeon Men
When I was six, my youngest brother was born. I loved babies, so I stood by and helped either my mother or nanny with his care all through his infancy. … Read more
Mothers Talking: Wendy
Mothers Talking is a previously unpublished series of interviews conducted mostly online (occasionally by telephone or in person) with mothers who were, at the time, using corporal punishment on their … Read more
One ball too many
Some time in the late 1970s, I was round at my friend Ian’s house. We had both recently celebrated our 10th birthdays – Ian’s was just four days after mine … Read more
Aunt Betty spanks
When I was eight years old, I spent two nights at the house of my Betty, my favourite aunt. Aunt Betty didn’t have any children of her own – that … Read more
An enema from Aunt Maria
In 1974, I was 13 and spent my summer vacation with my best friend and his parents at a campsite in Bavaria. Unfortunately, after just a week, I became constipated … Read more
Caught stealing
When I was about 10 or 11 years old, my best friend was Eddie Miller. He was about the same age as me. We were always together. One summer, we … Read more
A stricter mama
Corporal punishment has long been a way of life for African-American children. There’s no getting around it, our mothers are just as strict as can be. I’m not complaining – … Read more
A reluctant belting
This happened one afternoon when my son John was around six. It was getting towards teatime – my husband Dennis had just got home and was sitting reading the newspaper, … Read more
A hiding for Heidi
During the Cold War in the 1970s I was in the US Air Force, working as a mechanic, and served several tours of duty in West Berlin. During one of … Read more
The orchard
One summer, when I was nine, I met my friend Jesse to play at her grandparents’ summer home, near that of my grandmother. Between our two properties lay a large … Read more
Uncle Jonathan
My friend Anna had an Uncle Jonathan, who lived with her and her father. Anna’s parents were divorced, which was rare in my generation and circles. The three of them … Read more
A drink to regret
In our house, mom used the belt for the more serious offences committed by my siblings and I. While I received plenty of whippings in my childhood, I can remember … Read more
Preparing for a paddling
As a boy growing up in the 1950s, I attended a small private school. One day, when I was 11, I got into serious trouble for disrupting class and I … Read more
In a right old stew
I was at primary school (ages five to 11) in Surrey, England in the late 1960s when I got my first spanking from a teacher. I was about seven years … Read more
Crush on Laurie
Corporal punishment was a pretty regular event in my family when I was a child. Spankings from my mother, which were usually done with a wooden spoon or hairbrush, were … Read more
I said no!
“I said no!” my mother yelled as she pulled my little hand out of the enormous plant and gave it a sharp slap. I was four years old at the … Read more
The staircase
In the third grade in private school, children could be physically disciplined, should the teacher feel it necessary. We did a lot of lining up to go places, and there … Read more
My first dose of the paddle
Even growing up in the 90s, spanking was far more common than you might think. Most of the kids I knew got their bottoms warmed when they pushed their parents … Read more
Sister Bridget’s first bottom
This is a story about one of the many memorable spankings I got during my schooldays. When I was 13, my father’s work took him for six months to a … Read more
Becky’s first smacking
I am the youngest of three boys, all born within about a year of each other. Becky came along six years after me, an accident in mum and dad’s sex … Read more
Cracker of a caning
I was 12 years old and it was approaching ‘Cracker Night’ in Australia that everyone had bonfires and let off fireworks like rockets and bungers (which we called crackers, hence … Read more