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

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

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

This is the story of the first, and the worst, spanking I ever received during the six months I lived at my aunt and uncle&#… more

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

I attended a private boarding school for girls, which had what might be described as a three-tier punishment system: li… more

Here is some ‘ancient history’ on the subject of introducing bottom-smacking in a primary school in Scot… more

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

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

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

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

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

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

Some were spanked until a late age. Getting spanked by a parent after 15 years old is always worse than before, especiall… more

Growing up in Ohio in the 1970s, the term ‘latchkey kid’ seemed like it was invented specifically for me. M… more

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

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

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

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

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

I grew up in the midwest in the 1950s, when spanking was totally accepted by everyone. We got spankings at home, in school … more

My cousin Peter and I were staying for two weeks one summer with grandma. My aunt and uncle and my parents were going on a tr… more

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

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

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

I was adopted at an early age by my aunt, who came from Scotland. She emigrated with a view of furthering her education and … more

I turned up at least once a week to do odd jobs for my classmate’s mother. Each week she paid me – but only after going … more

When in Rome, do as the Romans do, they used to say. Well, when you’re a kid and you go to the Deep South, do as the Sout… more