Your parents sounded very methodical and thorough with regard to such rituals and procedures Pax! Would you become my friend?

No corner time is something I can never remember having to do either, Andy.  I was usually just told to stay in my room.

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After a spanking was over who had to stand in the corner for a s

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Was there any follow up punishments from your parents when they got home?

Sounds like you had a tough time of it Mukydaz!

Hi Rachely! No I was never spanked by a babysitter.  In fact for a kid growing up in the 70's and 80's I had a fairly easy time of it.  I only ever got one bare bottomed spanking.  What I would call a REAL SPANKING!!  It was from my father after I had kic...  moreHi Rachely! No I was never spanked by a babysitter.  In fact for a kid growing up in the 70's and 80's I had a fairly easy time of it.  I only ever got one bare bottomed spanking.  What I would call a REAL SPANKING!!  It was from my father after I had kicked my Grandma on the leg.  It was only with his hand but boy do I remember how it hurt.  Although by 1974 standards I'm sure it was no big deal!  Otherwise all I got were minor hidings off my mum with the hairbrush, slipper, wooden spoon and once with the kitchen spatula.  They amounted to a few whacks across a fully clothed bottom, and although a little stingy, they were not especially memorable.  Cowering on the bed I was even able to shield some of the smacks.  Certainly nothing like a formal, real, over the knee, old fashioned spanking; the kind that a lot of my friends and acquaintances would have got back then. Looking back now, Rachely, I feel I was really 'deprived'!! LOL  I would love to hear about some of your experiences.  Sounds like your folks were...    less

How did they generally spank you?  Was it over the knee, bare bottom, with an implement etc... ?

What were the circumstances surrounding the spankings you received from your babysitters?

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Was anybody ever spanked by a babysitter?

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Yes as you say different times MaryJanine!  And although I never saw anyone get a bare bottomed spanking in public I heard of cases where it happened!  One such case being where a boy swore at his mother and ran off.  She went after him and eventually cau...  moreYes as you say different times MaryJanine!  And although I never saw anyone get a bare bottomed spanking in public I heard of cases where it happened!  One such case being where a boy swore at his mother and ran off.  She went after him and eventually caught him and administered a sound bare bottom spanking there on the spot!  

No neither did I Andy! 

Memories like that stay with you, don't they MaryJanine!  I bet that little girl has never forgotten it either!

Yes I remember the long hot summer of 76. I was 8 then.

I know when I was growing up - 70's early 80's - that bare bottom spanking was very common!  Even though I, for the most part, escaped it, for many of my friends and acquaintances it was very much the norm!  As you say it was largely accepted and even app...  moreI know when I was growing up - 70's early 80's - that bare bottom spanking was very common!  Even though I, for the most part, escaped it, for many of my friends and acquaintances it was very much the norm!  As you say it was largely accepted and even approved of!  Different times!  

Your answer is a highly evocative one MaryJanine; harking back to a different time!  What was the time period in which you grew up?  Are there any incidents or memories that particularly stand out?  Is spanking still quite common where you live; and in Am...  moreYour answer is a highly evocative one MaryJanine; harking back to a different time!  What was the time period in which you grew up?  Are there any incidents or memories that particularly stand out?  Is spanking still quite common where you live; and in America generally?  A lot of questions, I know, but I really enjoy reading your answers and the memories and times they describe!  

 
Wow what an experience Pax!  That was some spanking! 10 or 12 times may not be  'that usual' to hear someone getting their butt blistered, but it's 10 or 12 times more than I ever got to hear anything.  In fact I never heard a single spanking being admi...  more 
Wow what an experience Pax!  That was some spanking! 10 or 12 times may not be  'that usual' to hear someone getting their butt blistered, but it's 10 or 12 times more than I ever got to hear anything.  In fact I never heard a single spanking being administered in my entire childhood.  I just had to make do with first and second hand accounts of such things.  What I would have given to hear just one or two real spankings being given!  I feel so deprived!!! LOL.  Would love to hear of some of your other experiences!   less

Thanks Bobbie! That was a great little anecdote! I notice from your profile page that you are in Texas;  which as I understand was, and maybe still to some extent is, real 'spanking country'.  Would love to become your friend and exchange messages.

Thanks Mike for a very evocative and descriptive answer!  It really conjures up images of a different time and a world gone by! Click to Insert: 

Were these spankings typically on the bare bottom?

What was the main implements of choice for spanking?

It sounds like you grew up in a very conservative part of America?

Spanking was very common back then!  Are there any incidents that were particularly memorable?

What era did you grow up in Joe?

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How common in the past, particularly in the summer when windows

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I think most kids that got spankings off their parents had a fair amount of respect for them!  a) Because they feared the consequences of misbehavior and lack of respect.  SPANKINGS HURT!! ; and b) Because parents who spanked were invariably quite, and of...  moreI think most kids that got spankings off their parents had a fair amount of respect for them!  a) Because they feared the consequences of misbehavior and lack of respect.  SPANKINGS HURT!! ; and b) Because parents who spanked were invariably quite, and often, very strict anyway.  At least in my experience that tended to be the case!  

Did you prefer to be on your own after your spanking Andy?

I notice both much less screaming and spanking.  I suspect the reasons for this is that: (a) A/C means windows are open much less than they use to be and consequently noise does not travel so easily; (b) spanking is a lot less common now than it use to be...  moreI notice both much less screaming and spanking.  I suspect the reasons for this is that: (a) A/C means windows are open much less than they use to be and consequently noise does not travel so easily; (b) spanking is a lot less common now than it use to be; certainly compared to when I was growing up back in the 60's and 70's.  

Hi MaryJanine, I remember the one time I missed my curfew (I had to be in by 8.30 in the evening)  Mum came looking for me with the next door neighbor Jane and my little sister in her pushchair.  Eventually she found me playing soccer with an older kid in...  moreHi MaryJanine, I remember the one time I missed my curfew (I had to be in by 8.30 in the evening)  Mum came looking for me with the next door neighbor Jane and my little sister in her pushchair.  Eventually she found me playing soccer with an older kid in the park.  She was furious telling me she was really worried.  I was punished by being grounded for a week.  I suspect had Jane been my mother I would have got a spanking.  Since she had already advised my mum, after hearing how rude I often was, that if she ( Jane ) was my mother "She would take down my trousers and pants, put me over her knee and give me a damn good spanking"! Looking back now, this was the late 70's early 80's, I was probably lucky to not end up with a smacked backside!  less