In fact, she reminded me of my own mom in many ways, right down to her warm face and loving smile.
By late September, I had a crush on Aunt Sheila which only deepened over the next few years.
As the fall wore on, I came to develop a new understanding of my mom’s methods of punishment.
The distance I enjoyed from home and my talks with Michael and Aunt Sheila seemed to put things in a new perspective.
While it was clear most boys our age would have been horrified at the idea of regular spankings – this had to remain Michael’s and my secret – it did help to know that my best friend was disciplined the same way.
Unfortunately, there was no way Michael could keep his secret in his immediate neighborhood.
Aunty Sheila’s Slipper Punishment9
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Crossdressing Story From Boy to Girl3
The trouble was what to do once he had finished the first 21-day cycle. By day ten that was...
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Characteristics of some smacking parents4
These people also attack teachers at the local school. They attack other parents. They head-butt Social Service workers. Their...
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The Slipper in UK Schools20
On the subject of fairness, though it may seem surprising to some, I don’t think we found the...
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Pupils in a Class of their Own for Bad Behaviour33
Our respective experiences come, almost certainly, from different schools; quite possibly from different areas of the country; and definitely...
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Felipe & I Part 3
As soon as I was in bed, I burst into tears. The punishment, I felt, had been excessive...
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Corporal Punishment in the Sixties5
This is the boy who famously was bending over to get the cane and the teacher couldn’t go through...
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Witnessing Punishment2
Although undoubtedly rare in UK schools, even in the sixties, I did witness boys being caned in assembly at...
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Corporal Punisment Memories School23
The school I did my first teaching practice at routinely violated the regulations that did apply to the strap...