(gap: 2s) Growing up in the early 1970s, the world felt both vibrant and strict. Our days were filled...
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Importance of honesty
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0Growing up in the early 1970s, spanking wasn’t as common as it had been in my parents’ day, but...
Shadows that would linger long after the event
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0My mother, Eleanor, was a woman of formidable presence, her ambitions for me shining brighter than the polished silver...
The boundaries set were the walls that kept me safe
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0As a child of the 1970s, I was shaped by the rhythms and rules of a world that felt...
Each smack seemed to echo louder than the last, the sound bouncing off the tiled walls
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0(gap: 2s) My mother was a proper lady of British descent, and in our 1950s suburb, she was the...
Lessons seared into my memory
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0This is a memory and lesson that lasted. I had stolen some cookies that morning out of a jar...
Lectured sternly about the fear I had caused
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0(gap: 2s) This is a story from my earliest childhood, set in the gentle days of the 1930s. I...
I knew better than to test my mother’s patience again
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0As a child, I was often packed off to my maternal grandparent’s home in the country. Their house was...
The comfort I sought
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0(gap: 2s) In the days when I was a little girl, our home was a place of order and...
We lay the foundation for lives of kindness, respect, and enduring strength
lfjoz, , Uncategorized, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0(gap: 2s) In the gentle glow of a 1950s afternoon, as sunlight filtered through lace curtains and laughter of...
Lesson I would carry with me for many years to come
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0(gap: 2s) When I reflect upon my childhood, I recall many occasions when discipline was administered with a firm...
Fear of showing weakness
lfjoz, , Uncategorized, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0(gap: 1s) The house I grew up in was a world of gentle order and quiet routines, where the...











