The recent story about ’Mrs Sweets’ reminded me of another lady sweet shop owner in the next town over when I was little. The shop, the town’s cinema and a little milkshake bar were all in the same big, airy building, but I think they were all owned separately and just joined together to save on […]

My aunt had worked for many years in South Africa, and had raised the boys by caning them when they misbehaved. She didn’t have to cane them often but when she did, it was a severe dose of discipline. Not long after the move, I spent a month with my aunt and cousins. On one […]

Mrs Hardy was the first person to ever administer discipline to me. I do not recall any discipline worth mentioning. Also, and unlike many who have written before me, do not remember being overly interested in spanking. Smacks were a part of life in those days – an occupational hazard you tried to avoid. However, […]

This is the story of a wonderful party my parents threw one Christmas 20 years ago. I would have just turned 10 years old at the time. Mother and Father had invited loads of family and friends, with a clear instruction – it was Christmas clothing or dress up smart, preferably both! Everyone arrived dressed […]

Growing up in Missouri, I got spanked pretty much every day – but then, so did all the others around me. Mostly, the spanking would be of the most informal kind – I often got a swat on the seat of my jeans for sassing a grown-up or simply being in the wrong place at […]

  I grew up in the 1950s in midwest America and, as you might imagine, the spanking of naughty children was commonplace. From an early age, whenever I saw a spanking portrayed or mentioned on television, it aroused hidden feelings in me. I remember our grade school teacher spanked all of us on our birthdays […]

I don’t know how many of you will be familiar with the term ‘Third Culture Kids’ Basically, it refers to people growing up in one or more countries, or cultures other than the one of their birth, their family, or their passport. Military brats are one such group that fits the terminology, young ones involved […]

I have previously written about the spankings my three sisters and I received from our parents while growing up, and about a spanking I received from a friend’s parents. I think the idea of receiving a spanking from someone other than my parents has always fascinated me, and I imagine this is true for many […]

In 1987, I was given the exciting news that our family was to travel to Colorado. I automatically thought this meant a trip to Disneyland. I had no idea, at that time or age, of the distances involved, and when I found out Disneyland was too far away for us to fit in a visit, I […]