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Author: Steph
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Date Posted: 13:29:26 12/11/25 Thu
Hello everyone,
I'm Stephanie, but everyone calls me Steph. I'm a mother to two littles, Caroline who is 6, and Aidan who is 4. We live in the south US where spanking is more commonly discussed and not so taboo. My husband and I also do spank both of our kids when needed.
We were at our home group Bible study last Friday with many other couples. We were studying Proverbs, and naturally the topic of "the rod" and spanking came up. We all have families of our own, and we all had somewhat different views on how we spank, what we spank for, etc. and the conversation ended up being a bit of a rabbit trail that lasted quite a while.
We all agreed that spanking was something we all supported and used, but some of the details we differed on of course. Out of 7 couples, we found that:
1. Four spanked on bare bottoms only or almost only, one sometimes spanked bare and sometimes not, and two did not.
2. All but 1 used something other than their hand to spank.
3. For kids my son and daughter's age, we all agreed that anywhere from 1 to 2 times a month was pretty standard.
4. Most agreed that teenagers were too old for spanking, but two couples with 13 and 14 year olds still spanked them occasionally. (We all agreed to disagree, but I personally would rather not when my kids get older).
5. We all agreed that you should always wait to spank until after you have calmed down.
For our family, basically all spankings are done with skirts up or pants and undies down, and we use a wooden spoon just for spanking. We spank like our parents spanked us growing up, basically just some fast smacks until we think they have enough and we can see some telltale redness. I don't know how long it takes exactly, but maybe it's about a minute for a spanking for Caroline and less than that for Aidan. Some of our friends didn't go into as much detail as others, but it sounds like the "procedure" is pretty similar for most people. We didn't pry, but those are the details people were comfortable with sharing.
So now I want to ask people in the internet world, what exactly makes a "normal spanking" for you? Either when growing up or with your own kids?
Steph
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