Many a naughty youngster found him or herself getting a paddling in the family room, the backyard, the front porch, the teacher’s office, the church basement, or a neighbor’s house.
And since some often got into more trouble in groups, it was not uncommon for two or three youngsters to find themselves waiting to go over a mother or babysitter’s lap one after the other.
Things had been a little different for Michael because Aunt Sheila had moved north after marrying a doctor from Boston.
In the Northeast, spanking was a somewhat more private matter and it rarely continued after elementary school.
Since Michael’s home was an exception in this regard, he certainly didn’t want his new, high schoolmates to know he was still spanked.
It was hard enough that all of his mom’s friends knew, not to mention the neighborhood babysitters.
Worst of all, some of his new high school teachers even knew because they were longtime friends of his mom from church or neighborhood groups.
Like Michael, I was just as eager to keep my own mother’s methods a secret from my high school classmates once I arrived in Massachusetts.
Aunty Sheila’s Slipper Punishment5
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Canings That Went Wrong18
The situation was finally sorted out and we received another teacher. This new teacher was very strict and took...
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Corporal Punishment Public or Private46
The Deputy Head at my middle school was strongly disliked because of his use of CP quite freely. He...
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Just Desserts1
“Uhoh”, I thought. There was Aunt Jayne. “She’s looking for me, I just knew it!” I had been running...
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Fooling Around 11
We held hands as six strokes were given in the space of a few seconds. I stood up and...
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The Discipline of Females18
When I first arrived in Brighton around 15 years ago, the Argus was covering a court case surrounding the...
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After the Cane Mutiny25
There should be alternatives. If a child feels unable to face the cane, they must have an alternative available....
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School Corporal Punishment History8
“He said he would start to tell us about the Jesuit traditions, about how discipline was most important...
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The Changing Way of Schooling4
Sure, I caned them as well, when that was appropriate. Boys need different things at different times. A boy...