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 kids, about 9 and … Read 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 immunisations too. I … Read 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 bathroom for a bath, my … Read 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 the women doing the paddling for as … Read 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 always knew that we would be spanked until … Read 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 and caring person and believed … Read 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 everything together. … Read 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 bottom when I was real … Read more
Mothers’ discussions
The following fascinating conversation, about mothers talking about how and why they spank their children, was originally an exchange on the now-defunct Maman mailing list. Alex: It must be the … Read 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. Until I was out of high … Read 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 included spankings, the slipper, tawse and … Read 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 before and she continued to run the … Read 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 should add that this was a school … Read 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 father was always … Read 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 very happy to have found … Read 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, but more and more were leaning … Read 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, as it was late in the … Read 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, as I had seen my sister … Read 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 could stay with … Read more
Bared brother
This incident happened when I was about 10 years old and my brother Robbie was eight. We were close in age and always fighting and so forth, but this time … Read more
Vicks – or else
Although I’m almost 60 now, I can still clearly remember an evening in the Iowa wintertime when I was a 13-year-old boy. I had come down with a nasty chest … Read more
Eating vitamins
When I was a little girl, my mother took me to the doctors for my annual check-up. At the end of the check-up the doctor gave me some samples of … Read more
Wet pants at the zoo
I was around five or six years old when this happened – I was staying with my grandmother for the weekend because my parents were celebrating their wedding anniversary. As … Read more
His mom does spank!
When I was about eight years old, my best friend Johnny and I did everything with each other – shoot baskets in the driveway, play catch in the backyard and … Read more
Slippered by Marie
When I was growing up in Dublin in the 1960s, spanking, caning and strapping were a fact of life. Most boys I knew got it, even if few of us … Read more
Warm memories
I have some fond memories of being spanked during my childhood in the 80s. I was generally a good kid and got along with my parents but there were occasions … Read more
Stepmother’s strap
I grew up in the 60s and 70s and spanking was the way to discipline in our house. My stepmom was a firm believer that spanking was the only way … Read more
The secret’s out
Up until the age of about 12, my mother would spank me over her knee with a slipper; hard enough to really make me howl. However, after that age my … Read more
Satisfying Kate
As a young boy, I was raised by my widowed mother, the result of the untimely death of my father. Mom did not spoil me in the least and often … Read more
The honey strapping
I was brought up in tropical Queensland, Australia, far removed from most of the trappings of ‘civilisation’. As we lived on outback cattle stations, the five kids were educated by … Read more
Aunty Pat’s smackings
My mother developed multiple sclerosis – leaving her in a wheelchair – when I was just three years old. This placed many extra burdens on my father – including that … Read more