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When I was four years old, we lived in a quiet suburb outside of Chicago called Oak Lawn. My best friend Tommy lived across the street from me and I … Read more
When I was four years old, we lived in a quiet suburb outside of Chicago called Oak Lawn. My best friend Tommy lived across the street from me and I … Read more
I grew up in Scotland in the 1950s and 60s and like a lot of Scottish boys, I always wore bottle green school knickers under my kilt. They were Cherub … Read more
I remember the first and only spanking I ever received from our neighbour, Mrs Gardner. I was 13 at the time. My friends and I always played baseball in the … Read more
When I was 14, my parents went to Turkey for three months during the summer in connection with my father’s business. I was left with my grandmother, who had arthritis … Read more
When my brother and I were aged eight and 10, we went on holiday with my parents to Hawaii. With my father being a pilot, we got to travel to … Read more
For me, from the age of about seven to 13 or so, school uniform and maternal punishment were heavily associated. My mother rightly believed that anticipation was a vital part … Read more
I was not used to being spanked when I was a young kid. On those rare occasions, my mother would grab my arm and place one or two mild swats … Read more
Getting spanked on the bare behind was nothing new to me. My mom was one of those parents who felt that a good spanking was just what was needed to … Read more
When I was about 13 or 14 years old, my parents decided to send me to a baby sitter – but it was a sitter where you would have to … Read more
By the time we were in the fifth grade, we were taught music in a very formal way in the private school I attended. I recall sitting through class after … Read more
I am the younger of two children and we grew up in a small town in Georgia during the 1980s. Our parents were firm believers in spankings for naughty kids. … Read more
Janine and I had been going out for a couple of months. I was 15, she a little less than a year younger. Although both awash with teenage hormones, I … Read more
I was in the third year at my primary school in the early 1950s, approaching my eighth birthday, long before the politically correct did away with cane, strap and tawse, … Read more
Mom was rather strict. She was a firm believer in ‘spare the rod and spoil the child’. Her chosen instrument of punishment was the belt – it was kept hanging … Read more
I was in my parents room one day when I noticed a large pile of loose change on my father’s dresser. Figuring that I would get away with it, I … Read more
Sheila Thompson (name changed) was headteacher at a large suburban primary school in the north of England from 1978 to 1985 – a year before corporal punishment was abolished in … Read more
When I was nine years old, I received my first and last spanking from my grandmother. It’s a memory I’ll never forget. My brother and I had gone to visit … Read more
Naked and bent over Aunt Pearl’s knee for a hairbrushing was not what I’d had in mind when I found the paint in the shed behind her house. Somehow, I … Read more
The following are all posts from an internet forum set up to support a BBC project called ‘Scotland on Film’ in 2003. Here, several posters recount their memories of childhood … Read more
I was allowed to start dating at the age of 16, just like my sisters. I also had a midnight curfew, just like them. However, my first girlfriend, Kelly, had … Read more
I clearly remember my very first spanking, at age seven, as if it were yesterday. I grew up in the 1960s, and my best friend Sharon Schaffer and her mom … Read more
When I was 12 years old, my Aunt Staci (actually, she was my cousin) caught me smoking one of the cigarettes from her pack. I guess I was getting to … Read more
It was at the end of the summer in 1979 and I was six years old. During these times, I was living with my mom in a block in Brooklyn. … Read more
When I was born, my mother was only 16 years old and my father 17. Therefore, in order to give me all of the opportunities they possibly could, my parents … Read more
When I was 10, I got the worst spanking of my life. It all started when one day I went shopping with my aunt. We were in the apartment store, … Read more
I attended a school in the Midlands of England, in the late 70s/early 80s when corporal punishment existed, but was being phased out gradually. Only the headmaster at the upper … Read more
One of the great joys of boyhood must be scrumping apples. There is just something so delightfully naughty about it, even though – certainly in my case – you nearly … Read more
I had just turned seven and was playing at the park with some friends. Our mothers were sitting on benches a few hundred yards away, where they could see us … Read more
Several summers ago. my siblings and I were at our subdivision pool, swimming. At the time, we were aged 10 to 14. Mom had told us to be home no … Read more
My kids are all grown now. They turned out to be upstanding citizens in their community and I honestly believe that the fact I spanked them when they were children … Read more
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