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>>How bad did you have to get for your parents to spank >>you? > >I was A boy in the 1950s and 1960s, a time when >spanking was far more often the disciplinary choice of >parents. By the standards of that time, I would say >that my parents were fairly typical. My father >believed in the 3 Ds as he called them, that is, if >you’re disobedient, dishonest or disrespectful, you >could expect to be spanked. Of course, degree was >always relevant. If I was told to do something and I >dawdled, I didn’t necessarily get spanked. I would >be admonished to do the thing I had been directed to >do or get spanked, and so on. > >>Was there anything that you could do to get a lesser >>punishment instead? > >Usually, no. I certainly did my best to talk my way >out of spankings, but once my parents had made up >their mind that a spanking was deserved, I got >spanked. There was nothing I could say or do that >would alter that. My parents did not believe in >debating me concerning my punishments. They decided >and I got spanked. > >>If you knew that a spanking was coming, did you try to >>get out of it? > >Oh yes! Especially when I was younger I would plead >not to be spanked. Later, I learned to lie to avoid >spankings and that worked often enough that I became >rather good at it. Lying, however, had the dramatic >drawback of extra punishment if I were caught. Getting >caught lying always meant a longer and harder >spanking. It was a serious gamble. It was also very >exciting because it upped the ante. As a boy, I was a >risk taker. I loved risky behavior and the threat of a >spanking was thrilling. I would do something that I >knew would get me spanked if I were caught and if my >parents started questioning me about my complicity, it >was a hair raising experience trying to credibly lie >my way out of trouble. If I succeeded, it was a >tremendous relief. If I failed, it was a painful >personal disaster.

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