The late 1960s in Kent had a certain chill in the air, even in summer. Our council estate was...
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The brush remained, ever-present on my Stepmothers dresser
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0The following account is from the last time my stepmother and I had one of those meetings in the...
Even in her sternest moments, Mother’s love was unwavering
lfjoz, , Uncategorized, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0My childhood unfolded in the heart of a red-brick council estate in late 1960s Kent, where the air was...
The threat of the hairbrush was enough to keep us in line most days
lfjoz, , Uncategorized, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0(gap: 2s) My earliest memories are painted in the muted reds and greys of a Kent council estate, late...
Discipline shaped not only her son, but all of us who watched from the sidelines
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0(gap: 2s) Childhood in the early 1970s in South west London was a tapestry of laughter, scraped knees, and...
Maybe I’d do better next time
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0(gap: 1s) One of my more memorable spankings came in seventh grade, a year when the Atlanta air seemed...
The tree house, the paddle and the long walk of shame
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0Childhood, for my brother Tony and me, was a tapestry woven with the sights, sounds, and scents of 1950s...
Wishing I could disappear
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0I attended a school in north London during the early 1970s, a time when the city’s air was thick...
Just another Sunday in Atlanta, in the late 1950s
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0There are moments from childhood that etch themselves into your memory, vivid as a summer thunderstorm. One of the...
Those moments felt safe, even as we dreaded the possibility of Mr Naughty making an appearance later
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0I grew up in the late 70s and early 80s, in a council estate where the air always seemed...
The sharp anticipation of Mother’s voice
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0Childhood in our Scottish council estate was a tapestry of laughter, scraped knees, and the ever-present hum of neighbours’...
Some lessons, no matter how painful, stay with you forever
lfjoz, , Domestic Discipline, chastisement, corporal punishment, discipline, domestic discipline, punishment, spanking, 0I was living on Long Island, in a small, close-knit town where everyone seemed to know everyone else’s business....











