Not so lucky charms
I come from a rather large family – six kids, four of them younger than me. I suppose my brothers and sisters and I got along well enough when we … Read more
I come from a rather large family – six kids, four of them younger than me. I suppose my brothers and sisters and I got along well enough when we … Read more
When I was in the 2nd grade at a co-ed Catholic School grades 1-8, I received a spanking from the head nun, the Mother Superior. The steps that led to … Read more
As a very active seven year old, most of my time and energy was devoted to making life miserable for my second grade teacher. My classmates found my antics to … Read more
When I was in seventh grade, I was paddled by my English teacher who I just happened to have a crush on. I was raised in south Georgia, where all … Read more
When I was 10 years old, I was sent to a boys boarding school in Georgia run by a group of nuns. My parents had divorced, my mother had remarried … Read more
As attendees at a parochial school, my chums and I were accustomed to spankings from an early age. During kindergarten and first grade, at least one of us each day … Read more
In our days (early 1960s) corporal punishment in schools was very common. Most of the teachers used the cane as the instrument of punishment. I attended one of the strictest … Read more
My parents never spanked me until I was three years old, and what a memorable spanking that was! After that, there was no more babying for me: I was spanked … Read more
When I was growing up, my family always took camping trips. I remember one in particular. As a child, I always enjoyed having an aunt or neighbour lady see me … Read more
This story is one that is often brought up during family gatherings over the holidays. My brother and I are the youngest of five children in the family. When Parker … Read more
I come from the Baltic States, where spanking was very common and it still is these days. I come from a rather average family, having two younger brothers. We lived … Read more
I am an immigrant, having arrived in the United States when I was 12. In my country, I was spanked frequently at home, and also smacked with a ruler pretty … Read more
I’m young enough to be considered part of the ‘politically correct’ era when spanking and other forms of corporal punishment are frowned upon by the general public – at least … Read more
I grew up in the late 50s and 60s, and spanking in our household was no stranger. Although they were not used frequently, when they were it was definitely not … Read more
Having grown up in the South, my brothers, sisters and I were raised by going to church religiously every Sunday with my mother and father (if he was not away … Read more
Over 30 years ago, when I was about 10 years old, my father remarried (my mother had died four years earlier) to a woman with a daughter my age, named … Read more
I grew up in the early 60s when it was perfectly acceptable to give a naughty child a good spanking. Many of my friends regularly reported one. However, I was … Read more
From: The Outlook (periodical published in New York) 5 July 1913 p. 523-6 When Corporal Punishment for Children is Right: A Story of Personal Experience My mother is a stepmother, … Read more
When I was a young boy of 11, my parents and younger brother went on a business trip to a city some 500 miles from our home. Because I was … Read more
When I was a little boy of six, my best friend was the girl next door. I know that sounds cliched, but it’s true. Our families were very close and … Read more
During Christmas vacation, when I was 13, I spent just about every day with my friend Roger. We were into building forts in the woods. We had gathered several oak … Read more
For as long as I can remember, I have been a confirmed spanko – but growing up as a little girl, that didn’t mean I actually wanted it to happen … Read more
When I was 14 years old or so, I was at a picnic and was stung on the arm by a few yellowjackets. I developed a noticeable reaction and was … Read more
My mother believed in strict discipline and I received many a spanking, usually across her lap with my jeans pulled down and right on my underpants with her bare hand. … Read more
When I was about 12, my mum went into hospital and I went to stay with an aunt, uncle and girl cousin for a while. One Saturday morning, my uncle … Read more
In 1965, I was in first grade at Valwood Elementary in Dallas and my teacher was a 50-year-old woman named Mrs Robinson. I remember the first time I received at … Read more
Though corporal punishment was officially abolished in the German school system in the 1950s, there were still some vestiges of this tradition up until the 1970s. By this time, when … Read more
I was at a north London primary school in the late 50s. The headmaster was a sadistic Welshman called Williams and I felt the cut of his cane across my … Read more
I was a difficult child and rather sensitive and emotional. My teacher was quite an old woman who had little tolerance for my misbehaviour and frequently took me out in … Read more
It was 1954, and I was eight, when I learned not to play with mother’s kitchen knives. I always loved knives and liked to cut things and throw the knives … Read more
When I was growing up, spanking was still the most common form of discipline in most households in our town. Most of these were neither particularly severe nor delivered without provocation, … Read more
I really hated it when Dad was away on business. Mum seemed to get so stressed and I really had to be on my best behaviour. This time, Dad was … Read more
Our corner times varied in length quite a bit, I think. It always seemed long, but I think it was about ten to 15 minutes usually. It was in the … Read more
My mother believed firmly in the value of a spanking. I doubt that there were very many instances where my brother and I misbehaved and didn’t feel her wrath applied … Read more
My sister and I grew up in in a home where discipline was the rule, not the exception. Though neither of our parents was reluctant to hand out punishment when … Read more
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