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

I was around the age of 14 years old, and down the street from me lived a family in a small house;  the type where you can tell … more

Many years ago, when I was a young boy, I remember having a lot of fun visiting my cousin Mary, who was two years younger tha… more

I was nine years old and at primary school. I had just discovered swear words and was using them liberally. Too liberally … more

I was ‘lucky’ enough to be schooled in Alabama, in the southern US, which in the mid-70s was very paddle-fr… more

One the most memorable spankings in my mind is one that I was not a part of, lucky for me. It was in 1968, when I was in third gr… more

I wish to relate my childhood recollections, mainly regarding clothing. I attended the local infant school from age fo… more

In 1954 I was 12 and living in Liverpool with my mother and sister, who was 11. My father had been killed in the last week of t… more

When I was in fourth grade kids were still spanked, and pretty hard too. This story pertains to my teacher, Miss Stanton. … more

The worst spanking I ever got was in school. It happened one morning when I was in the sixth grade. I was in Mrs White’… more

I was spanked numerous times as a youth. My earliest recollection is when I was in the first grade. I was sent to Mrs Helen … more

On the subject of mothers who spank, your readers may be interested in an account of my own family life in England during t… more

My parents administered corporal punishment to me rarely when I was a child – but there was a time, when I was around six ye… more