Probably the worst strapping I ever received happened during a summer at my aunt’s, while visiting the old neighborhood....
When one lives in a house of servants, one must respect the work and turf of each person as...
Every summer, my family would pack up our things and make the long drive to my grandmother’s house on...
My mother was a firm believer in the old ways of discipline, and so, throughout our childhood, my sister...
This incident was typical of what would of taken place in 1940s england in an upper class home. My...
Surrounding our property was a large fence, sturdy and proud, with massive pudding-stone posts every few feet—each one cool...
The earliest memory I can reach for is like a faded photograph, sun-bleached and soft around the edges. I...
During my childhood in the 1970s, discipline was a common affair in most households. I always connected strongly with...
I grew up in the 1970s and 1980s, and while spanking was, I think, still in common practice in...
Heather’s parents were good friends with my own folks at church and often babysat me when my parents needed...