“You are not to talk to me that way. I am the adult. When I tell you to do something, you do it – do you understand me?” I nodded. She was mad, but it would be over in a minute. “Do you understand me?” she repeated. “Yeah,” I mumbled.
“OK then. Now you are going to get a spanking to help you remember to obey me”. I was shocked. I couldn’t believe she was going to spank me. I was much too old for a spanking – and we had company over! “What? Ma, no! I’ll wash the dishes right now! I didn’t know you wanted me to do them that bad – I’m sorry.”
My heart started to race and I suddenly had to pee. I knew mom spanked very hard and I cried aloud. I couldn’t let Gill hear me get a spanking – I would be mortified. Her parents stopped spanking her years ago.
“No, Marie, you are going to get it. Maybe next time you’ll remember to do what I tell you to do.” She went over to her vanity stand and got her hairbrush.
“Mommy, I’m sorry, please n0.”
I had already started to cry – I was very embarrassed. I was still begging her not to. I stood there, hoping she would change her mind.