“Please, don’t spank me here — not in front of the girls and the twins. Spank me in your room, use the strap if you want., but please don’t spank me here – not in front of everyone.”
“No Josh. Spanking you here, like this, is just what you need. This will teach you an important lesson.” Then, turning to the other children seated on or near the couch, she continued — “Let this be a warning to you. Any child foolish enough to shoplift, as Josh did this morning, deserves whatever punishment is given. Any time you’re tempted to pull a foolish stunt like this, you think about today and remember the paddling I’m about to give your brother.”