Aunt Pat & The Strap

Aunt Pat & The Strap

During the holidays, I always went to my aunt’s house in the country. Aunt Pat was a strange lady, nothing like my Mother (her sister). She was a widow, very religious and (perhaps surprisingly) a naturist. She worked from home, doing the books for local companies. She had one daughter, Carol, who was the same age as me. […]

Stealing is Wrong

Stealing is Wrong

I wonder how many of your correspondents have experienced real, thorough discipline that has lead to real change? Back when I went into foster care and met Auntie Bethie and Uncle Sebastian. The first time Auntie Bethie disciplined me was for stealing a keyring. We were on my first ever family holiday and I saw […]

Unfulfilled Desire

Unfulfilled Desire

  My memories of spanking are not happy ones – but not because of corporal punishment, rather the lack of it. My parents didn’t smack and until I started I assumed every child’s home life was the same. I soon made friends with a boy called David, and when we played at his house the […]