On a bright Easter morning, Mother presented us with splendid new coats. They were a matching pair, though my...
(gap: 2s) My childhood unfolded in Buffalo, New York, a city of snowdrifts and steel, where the wind off...
gap: 2s) Growing up in the mid 1970s in a Scottish council estate, discipline was woven into the fabric...
The air was thick with the scent of cut grass and the distant tang of the sea, and the...
I was born in the late 1970s, a time when the world seemed painted in muted hues and the...
In the days of my childhood, I was utterly enchanted by the radio dramas that filled the air each...
I wanted to tell you a little bit about my Mother’s use of the cane, but to understand it,...
In the heart of our Scottish neighbourhood, there resided a boy named Freddie. It was well understood among the...
When I was in my second year at senior school, the winter winds grew sharp and cold, and I...
(gap: 1s) This is the story of the most mortifying punishment I ever received—a memory etched in my mind,...
It was the early 1970s, a time when most parents were anything but liberal, and discipline was expected—sometimes demanded—by...
(gap: 2s) Growing up in the 1960s, discipline was woven into the very fabric of daily life—at home, at...
My brother Jeff and I are only 13 months apart and we were raised almost like twins. We had...
Spankings at my house were not rare and all of us – my younger sis and two younger brothers...
(gap: 2s) As I trudged through the rest of my school day, the hard wooden chairs beneath me felt...
(gap: 1s) The earliest memory I can summon is but a fleeting wisp, as delicate as the scent of...
In our garden, we were strictly forbidden to play baseball, for the windows of the house were made of...
My parents reached adulthood in the 1960s and both were what one might call admirers of President Kennedy’s ideals....
My mother took me to visit the daughter of one of her friends. We were the same age. Sarah...
When I was a child, I developed a deep fascination for horses, as many young girls do. I would...
Growing up in France during the 1970s, I was raised by my devoted mother, a woman of unwavering strength...
(gap: 2s) In the days of my youth, when corporal punishment at home was a common and accepted practice,...
During my formative years, my mother held a steadfast belief in the value of corporal punishment as a means...
I was raised in Canada within the embrace of a devout Irish Catholic household, blessed with two sisters—one my...
My sister Clare and I, as young girls, were often engaged in disagreements, much to the distress of our...
(short pause) My siblings and I grew up in a world of grey tenements and sharp North Sea winds,...
In the heart of a bustling Scottish estate, during the days when the world seemed painted in faded colours...
(gap: 2s) My brother and I, separated by two years yet bound by the invisible thread of childhood rivalry,...
I was playing at the park with some friends. Our mothers were seated on benches a few hundred yards...
(gap: 2s) “I said no!” my mother’s voice rang out, sharp and unwavering, as she yanked my small, curious...
(gap: 2s) I had always believed that, upon entering our private school, the days of physical discipline would be...
(gap: 2s) In every well-ordered home, the afternoon tea is a cherished ritual, a moment of grace and hospitality....
(gap: 2s) In the gentle hush of a well-ordered home, my mother was engaged in a telephone conversation with...
(gap: 2s) My childhood unfolded in the heart of Alabama, in a bustling home that echoed with laughter, the...
(gap: 2s) I recall with utmost clarity the occasion when my elder brother and I received a most salutary...
(gap: 2s) My childhood unfolded in the late 1950s and early 1960s, a time when young ladies were expected...
As I look back upon my formative years in the north-east of England during the 1950s, I am reminded...
Even growing up in the 80s, spanking was far more common than you might think. Most of the youngsters...
(gap: 1s) Several summers ago, when the world seemed brighter and the days stretched endlessly, my siblings and I...
Before I tell you more about my mother, I must explain how we came to live in the north...