My mother was an accomplished disciplinarian. She used a two-handed grip, and the handle of the paddle was about a foot long. Even the first stroke sent pain shattering throughout
Fourteen year old Terry was confident that he had outsmarted his aunt and uncle by suggesting a punishment he thought they would never deliver, “Maybe I shouldn’t be able to
“So this is how my oh-so-perfect daughter behaves when she thinks her parents can’t see. I saw what you made Billy do, and I heard your nasty threat. It’s obvious
Caught cheating on a chemistry examination, a young man is deeply touched by the enduring power of his parent’s love as it transcends the agonizing yet fleeting pain of a
“You shouldn’t have birched Susan,” she said. “That quarrel was entirely my fault – I provoked it because I wanted to see you birch her bare bottom – and it
Susan was 14 going on 24 you might say and was already an insufferable teenager in the throes of puberty. The year was 1941 and calling your mother a stupid
What can be worse than sitting outside the principal’s office with a punishment slip in your hand? For one of the three girls it was worse…the principal was her aunt
Brooke had always gotten away with her bad behavior and had secretly longed for the day that someone would take control of her actions. That moment had arrived when the
Steven loved Kaitlyn and wanted to marry her but stubborn independence first led her into danger and then to behaving like an eight-year old. Steven knew what to do —
Sister Phillips, the high school principal, unexpectedly showed up at my home one evening to clarify a paddling that I had received earlier that day. While standing in the corner