Writing lines as punishment

Anyone have an experience with this, either in childhood or as a kinky activity as an adult?

My mom would sometimes use it as a standalone punishment or in conjunction with something else like a spanking. My girlfriend and I also use it in our dynamic.

At school I sometimes was set lines and there was a teacher who would check them for errors and I would get a whack with the slipper fur every mistake. Fortunately I didn’t have to rewrite them as it would have led to another spanking probably.

Yeah, once or twice in childhood. I had a German teacher who would assign lines for "homework" as punishment. I was indignant the one time I can remember because I thought it was for something I didn't instigate. Still, might be interesting to try now -- it'd be humbling, at least, and it might be positive in a meditative sort of way too.

It was a pretty common punishment at the Catholic school I went to. Had to do it more than a few times. Usually have to stay after school and write however many lines your were sentenced to. It was never on a chalk board, always on lined paper and we had to turn it in. I had to write three hundred lines one time that said "I will not throw food at anyone or anything ever again" I was sentenced to this after throwing a balled up (in its wrapper) hamburger at kid during lunch.

As a teacher, I sometimes assign and demand such homework from my students, especially when they come unprepared for class. I had shared this information with my Master and was quite shocked when one day he asked me to do the same thing for him. My emotions were so contradictory - humiliation, excitement, shame and challenge - all at the same time. Overall, it was a nice experience, especially the part where I cheekily added my comments on the last page with a red pen... oops... and accordingly "earned" an additional punishment.

It was a pretty common punishment at the Catholic school I went to.

At the Jesuit high school I went to, it wasn't just writing lines as punishment, it was writing a (more or less) coherent essay that was given as punishment. 8 pages or 16 pages depending. If you think writing x number of identical lines of words is a pain and a waste of time, try filling up the same number of pages with a logically constructed composition ... this teaches you the art of dissembling and rambling on needlessly ... ha ha

@agracier That reminds me of a time when I was in 4th grade and I got in trouble for something that I can’t recall, and my teacher made me write an apology letter to her personally. She wanted it one page front and back but she kept making me re-do it because it wasn’t good enough, and wouldn’t quantify what that meant. By like the 3rd or 4th try she told me to take it home and have my mom sign it and bring it back the following week. I never did, and she never asked for it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I had no problem ever writing lines for my mom and sometimes had to write hundreds for her, but it felt real weird coming from this woman. She was not a nice person and I did not like her at all. I remember being very angry about the whole thing and feeling like it was entirely unfair.

I had to write lines - or even a passage from the bible - at school a few times. It was tedious and pointless.

And I've had to do so a number of times as an adult when in a disciplinary relationship. And it is still tedious and pointless. I don't find it kinky or fun in any way or on any level at all. There's not that buzz and mix of emotions that I get before a spanking, nor the satisfaction of some lovely marks on my bottom afterwards. And yet, having to write lines is very real and works very well within a relationship. Of course, it is consensual and, in reality, does not have to be done but by being ordered to write them and having to take time out to write them is an effective way of showing commitment to such a relationship and that it is being taken seriously.

My handwriting was always pretty dreadful and is worse now than it has ever been. As I very rarely write by hand, my hand gets very tired and cramps very quickly when I am writing lines.

@charles_uk The cramping is part of the punishment! 😜 My handwriting isn’t very good either for similar reasons (I’m also tripled jointed in my fingers so that doesn’t help) but for me, being told to write the lines and how many does give me that buzz, anticipation, and mix of emotions that I get from spanking and other forms of corporal punishment. It also tends to quiet my mind because I’m focusing on the words I’m writing, whereas with corner time my mind always wants to wander, and with spanking you can’t really think clearly. I also appreciate physically producing the lines themselves and being able to hold them if that makes any sense.

@PutMeInTheCorner - I certainly agree that the cramping is part of the punishment. Fortunately, I've never been told to re-write the lines due to the quality of my writing. If I was, I'd be writing forever! And just because the handwriting isn't very good, it doesn't mean that it's not been a chore to have to write them.

I do get what you mean when you say "physically producing the lines themselves and being able to hold them". Lines are very real.

Thinking about it, I agree there is a certain buzz as the punishment is announced but, for me, almost immediately that buzz goes but I know they do have to be done because I would not being honest with myself or my disciplinarian if I did not do them. Fortunately, the most I've ever had to do has been 100.

@charles_uk Mine always have to be legible, and she just uses that as the bare minimum to make sure that I’m actually cooperating with my punishment. Beyond that though I don’t have any rules about how neat the handwriting has to be. Although, now that thought has given me an evil little idea that this might be an interesting way to learn cursive lol.

The most I’ve ever had to do was 500, but it was not at all once and was allowed to pace myself over several days with a very definite time they were due.

@PutMeInTheCorner - my lines do have to be legible but that's it. I tend to write in block capitals these days. It might take longer than joined-up writing but it's the only way to ensure they are legible. To give an idea of how bad my normal writing is, when I look back at notes I've taken at work the following day, I often find it impossible to decipher what I've written.

Perhaps I need to do more lines!

The most I’ve ever had to do was 500, but it was not at all once and was allowed to pace myself over several days with a very definite time they were due.

When we got punishment writing, it was most often accompanied by mandatory extra study hall. If I am not mistaken, the expected standard was to write 8 pages per hour. To be precise, back then a standard writing note-page was an A4 folded in two which ended up giving 4 pages.

Students learned very quickly to write in extra large letters with lots of spacing in between the words. But woe unto you if you exaggerated. That meant extra pages pun ishment. You had to walk a fine line ... ha ha

As a kid, I did have to write lines for in the third and fourth grades for not completing work on time and also, had to hand copy an entire printed assignment and complete the answers as well for not bringing my homework paper the day before Thanksgiving break in the 6th grade.

As an adult, I have had to write lines, several times as prior to getting a spanking and punished by a surrogate dad. The last time was two hundred lines which took me close to 4 hours. It was tough, but he allowed to write 100 lines and then gave me a break had to write the second set of 100 lines, sitting with a very red and sore bottom on hard wood chair. I did not enjoy the experience, but since it was punishment, I accepted it. I am not a fan of line writing but I believe it serves a purpose and this case it achieved the goal.

Once or twice (or maybe thrice) I had to write lines and I saw many other students do the same.

QUESTION: Was the threat or prospect of having to write lines a real deterrent to bad behavior?

I would have preferred 20 whacks on the bottom to 20 minutes of monotonous writing. Well, honestly, maybe back then I would have preferred cramps in my hand to burnings in my bottom, but today, definitely I'd go for the thrashing--maybe even instigate something just for the punishment--not even maybe--definitely. In fact, typically, today, just skip the dirty deed and go straight to the red cheeks. But back then, I'd write the lines.

I think I've answered my question.

P. S. It's been more than 30 years since I have seen "The Simpsons" cartoon show on TV. If my memory is correct, and it often isn't anymore, in the intro to every episode, Bart Simpson skateboards to school and then finishes writing his last "funny" line on the chalkboard. Here are a few:

"I will not waste chalk"

"I will not encourage others to fly"

"I will not trade pants with others"

"I will not cut corners"

"I will not sleep through my education"

"I will not squeak chalk"

"I will finish what I start"

Nancy Cartwright provides the voice of Bart Simpson and she said that one of her favorite Bart Simpson's lines was in the first season when the writers had Bart scribe, "I am not a 32-year-old woman" which is funny on its own for Bart to write, even if they don't make the connection to 32-year-old Nancy Cartwright who speaks for 10-year-old Bart Simpson.

The same applies decades later, when Nancy had her first grandchild, and Bart scrawled, "I am not a grandmother" on the board. The line is funny on its own for Bart to scrawl on the board, but it is even funnier when you know it's an "old lady" behind the scenes who brings Bart's character to life, and she is indeed a grandmother.

Had to do that in detention in high school. It was usually 500 or more. Hated doing it.

If you were given them to do at home we would try all sorts of ways to make it easier. Three or four pens tied to a ruler, bribing some of the girls on the bus to do some for you.

All the effort we put in to avoiding actually just doing them would have been more use just doing them. lol

@LordJim2 I was just thinking that. All the effort to try and tie a bunch of pens to a ruler and then trying to manipulate it properly sounds like way more trouble haha.

Had to do that in detention in high school. It was usually 500 or more. Hated doing it.

If you were given them to do at home we would try all sorts of ways to make it easier. Three or four pens tied to a ruler, bribing some of the girls on the bus to do some for you.

All the effort we put in to avoiding actually just doing them would have been more use just doing them. lol

It can be done! Depending how often you were given those assignments, you could rig up something like the artist did in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf1DZ7IrLms

I was never assigned 'lines' as punishment but one of my lunch table buddies in Junior High was. He'd be sitting at the table with us writing line after line of whatever sentence their parents had assigned in between bites of lunch and shaking the muscle cramps from his hand. We couldn't help because our handwriting wouldn't match, but we would count and cross check how many times he had written the sentence on each page (He wrote lines in the margins and squeezed text between normal size lines of text). He had to complete the assignment by some deadline or more lines would be assigned. He often wanted to finish ASAP because he was also grounded until he was finished.

My punishment for doing stupid things was limited to not being allowed to leave the room, or to not be allowed to enjoy an activity. The bright side is that I never ended up in jail.

When I was growing up, It was used in elementary school as a punishment, having you write lines after school. Then a note went home to your parents. It happened a few times to me. The of course when I got home, you can guess what got from mom or dad... yeap, a good old fashioned bare bottom spanking.

As an adult, I have done line writing several times. I found it time consuming and boring but, it did keep focused on completing the task. These were a pre-cursory activity prior to having a spanking with a surrogate mom or dad. When I go on vacation in June for week, I have Zoom detention scheduled a few evenings and this will be supervised line writing activities as punishment.