As I look back upon my formative years in the north-east of England during the 1950s, I am reminded...
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Deliberate, as if Mother wanted me to remember
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0Even growing up in the 80s, spanking was far more common than you might think. Most of the youngsters...
Mother’s discipline was swift and methodical
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0(gap: 1s) Several summers ago, when the world seemed brighter and the days stretched endlessly, my siblings and I...
Was she right to be so strict?
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0Before I tell you more about my mother, I must explain how we came to live in the north...
Each strike was a jolt, a bolt of lightning that left me gasping
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0In the 1960s, teachers were the unyielding pillars of morality and order. Their presence alone commanded respect, and their...
I never skipped school after that, I’ll tell you
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0In the Scotland of the 1960s, the world in which I grew up was shaped by the ceaseless clang...
Through my tears, I heard her voice, tight and trembling with anger and disappointment
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0I remember that Sunday morning so clearly, as if the air itself was tinged with anticipation. I was all...
I never touched another cigarette.
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0I grew up in Ohio in the 1970s. my best friend and I had grown curious about being cool...
Counting the cost
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0(gap: 2s) The memory of that day is etched in my mind, as vivid as the faded wallpaper in...
If you won’t apologise, you’ll get it all the harder
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0My mother, though we lived on a council estate, had grown up in a comfortable middle-class home, a world...
I don’t know what your mam will say about this
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0(gap: 1s) Growing up on the estate in the north of England, our world was a patchwork of red-brick...
Mother’s silence was terrifying
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0(gap: 2s) I grew up in the late 1960s, on a street where discipline wasn’t just a rule—it was...











