Spanked for the right reasons or not .

I would like other members views on if I was spanked for the right reasons when younger and if others have questioned their younger day punishments .

Only mum punished and never until I was about 8 years old . My spankings were for very trivial misbehaviour .Dad never spanked me but was always present when I was spanked/punished .My punishments continued until I was 14 . Also I was often spanked at home with others present . Were my spanking fair ,just and given for the right discipline reasons or if my punishments were because my parents enjoyed this type of thing and for their and others pleasure .

I don't remember the reasons, certainly earned i guess

My mom spanked me even for minor infractions. All spankings were on the bare bottom, and usually the minor infractions were with an open hand or hairbrush, more serious infractions meant several lashes with a belt.

In my opinion many were unjust but that was view point of child mum was always one to carry out discipline minor could be hand on bare but more serious mum used wooden kitchen spoon as got older strap if back chat or swore she inserted soap Bullitt as she called them up my bum before spanking

I was punished at school and at home. School punishments were clearly defined and merited as we all knew the school rules. At home much depended on how my parents felt at the time. Looking back, most were deserved.

I think that most parents spank to reinforce a rule. That is how my wife and I disciplined.

What you thought of as "trivial" things may have been a misbehavior they felt was very important to be corrected in your life.

If you were spanked frequently, you may have thought they enjoy inflicting pain on your butt.

Most parents do not enjoy correcting their child.

Like m1943, I too was spanked at home for

misbehaving in school. A paddling at school meant a spanking at home. No questions.

Myself, all the spankings I received were justified. I earned them and often learned to avoid doing the behavior I was spanked for.

I harbor a lot of resentment because it felt like when my dad was angry/in a bad mood he would find ANY excuse he could think of to get the belt. It just made me afraid of him.

I was not physically spanked - one exception was a slap on the face by a nun (undeserved btw) - but I was unjustly punished or reprimanded with some kind of loss of privilege or another, more than often enough. This mainly because of my tattletale sister who had a knack for running off like greased lightening to report any infraction she thought she saw me committing. Nor was she above embellishing and embroidering whatever she ratted me out on, all to her smug satisfaction.

I learned at a young age that taking the stand in my own defense was never a good idea. Talking back or trying to explain never helped. Getting there first with your story was paramount. So I learned to take the Fifth and not show my anger at false accusations. But don't think I have forgotten the general memories. Which is why to this day I do not trust glib talkers ...

I think I was spanked pretty much for the right reasons. Really don't remember the why of most of my spankings from mom (although there are a couple that stand out, that my mom has probably completely forgotten about now) but I do remember getting spanked and most likely deserving it. Of course the one spanking I got from my dad at eight years old is definitely still remembered. My dad had a way of being able to get his point across with very few swats to my bottom. Still that was the only time he spanked me and I do remember it. He's probably forgotten about it by now. School was another matter. I got spanked at school I knew I deserved it, even though it didn't make the paddle hurt any less!

I was over a knee quite a bit when I was younger (until age 15 at home), and always because I deserved it (hard to believe I know)..lol. Always bare bottom and kicking and pleading, to no avail. But I know every bare bottom tanning was because I misbehaved. I also was paddled at school through 9th grade. Grades 1st through 8th, it was over the desk for the 36" ruler. I still squirm when I see one of those!!! Same as getting it with a ruler, just longer. 9th grade was a wooden paddle. I made sure I behaved after THAT!!