Burned by matches
I started playing with matches at five years of age. I’m nearly ten times that now and I still enjoy making a fire an… more
Peter’s spoon
I don’t know whether I got a lot of spankings from my mum. When I was around 12 or 13 it was something between 10 and 12 … more
Mom’s purse is Mom’s
As a young man of eight, the world was great. Each day of summer in southern California led to another adventure in the nei… more
In the ladies
I remember one of the first times I saw an escalator. I was probably seven. We’d gone to a department store in a near… more
His name’s Mud
Where I grew up, spanking was a part of everyday life. It was not that we were abused or anything – it was just that when a kid … more
Punished by my sister
I was rarely spanked by my parents when I was young, except for a few slaps to my bottom, up to the age of about nine. However… more
Getting a rocket
At the end of my first grade year, we moved from the town where my grandparents lived to a new town close by.
I’d join… more
The dangers of drink
This happened when I was 12 years old. I grew up in the age when corporal punishment at home and school was quite common. Ho… more
Over the sofa
A few years ago, when my children were young, we had a friend who had two daughters. These girls were the same age as my own k… more
The check-up
I was only about five or six as I recall, and I was going to the doctor for check-up. I believe I was supposed to receive some … more
Too long in the bath
It happened when I was 12, a very old age to bend over and have my bottom punished. One evening, before I went into the bathr… more
Girls don’t get paddled
I was raised in the rural south of the United States, when paddling was an everyday event at school. I was fascinated with … more
That summer afternoon
When I was young, it was extremely normal to receive spankings as a form of punishment. My brothers and sisters and I alwa… more
Stepmother’s spanking
When my father remarried, I was 11 years old. My new mother had a son, Mark, who was then seven. My stepmother was a loving a… more
Sink or swim
Mother was the disciplinarian in our household of three children. My brother was three years older, and my sister three … more
Over to mom
When I was growing up, mom seldom spanked me. It’s possible she did when I was younger but by the time I was eight or s… more
Sore daughter
I was an only child in a middle class family. My parents weren’t particularly strict, but believed in a firm set of … more
Knicker thief
People who grew up in Scotland will probably remember that the idea of a boy wearing school knickers, while not an everyd… more
Seeing Scott’s mom
When I was nine years old, I had a friend named Scott. He and I would often play at his house – in fact, we did pretty much ever… more
The snowball fight
I grew up in the mid-west in the 1970s. Fortunately for me, my mom was not into spanking. I got the occasional swat on the bo… more
Mothers’ discussions
The following fascinating conversation, about mothers talking about how and why they spank their children, was origi… more
Not too old
While growing up, I was subjected to many spankings. The most memorable was when I was a few days short of my 16th birthday… more
My first punishment
As a young boy, going to school in Scotland in the early 70s, I was punished quite a lot by my teachers. These punishments i… more
My aunt’s wooden spoon
When I was growing up, I spent the summers working on my aunt’s farm. My uncle had passed away a couple of years befo… more
Girls getting tawsed
As a boy in secondary school, I went in fear of the tawse, which was administered with enthusiasm by the deputy head. I sho… more
A weekend with my mom
I grew up in the late 1960s, when spanking was very common. I have a brother and sister who are both older than I am, and my fa… more
Growing up
As a young lady growing up in a home with a very loving, supportive yet strict mother, I can relate to your stories and am ve… more
A gamble backfires
I was spanked throughout my young life by my mother. I grew up just at the time when most parents still spanked their kids, … more
Smacked hands
I can still remember when I was in Grade One and received a slapping on my hands from my teacher. I remember that afternoon… more
Family friend
My parents never spanked me when I was growing up. They often threatened to do it – but I would change my behaviour quickly… more
Wet clothes
When I was 10, mom and dad went away on a business trip. Since they could not take me with them, mom asked a girlfriend if I co… more