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>Did I stay bared after a paddling? At home, never! My >Parents and Grandparents were fairly simplistic about >it. We'd be taken back to their room, door closed, >lectured, pants downed, and paddled. Then we'd be sent >on our way. > >It was also kept fairly private. There was actually >only one time I ever saw my Older-Brother paddled. >Half-Brother and I intentionally snuck back to the >North Quarter just to see it. > >Half-Brother saw him paddled more often, but But that >was because they did a lot of fighting with each >other. Ergo; they often got paddled together. > >However Most of MY paddlings were with my Best-Friend, >as we typically did most of our troublemaking >together. Left to my own devices, I didn't get into >much. The adults (when I was growing up) had noted >that fact as much as me. > >And Best-Friend's parents were, indeed, allowed to >handle brothers and I Exactly the same as they handled >their own children. > >That normally meant, when we had it coming: Lecture, >pants down, paddle, sent on our way. The Biggest >difference is that privacy was far less of a concern >for Best-Friend's parents, than with mine. > >So whether it was their kids, me, my Brother, or their >cousin... it would be handled in the living room, or >kitchen for all to see. > >(And one notable exception, on their deck overlooking >the backyard) > >I suppose that part of that could just be attributed >to the fact that their house was far smaller than >ours. That would allow for less privacy in any >situation. > >But your question was about privacy, were we left >bared afterwards? Specifically you mentioned corner >time. My Best-Friend's parents did have a notable >exception to the normal procedure. > >I don't mean the deck thing. The deck thing was most >likely just a functional change, in that one case. Our >clothes were filthy, and we were going right to the >bath after the paddle. Mrs C probably just didn't want >us tracking mud all through her house. > >As nothing like that was ever repeated, my guess is >probably correct about that. (Though neither adult is >still alive if any of us wish for an explanation now) > >The more common exception to the usual routine, was if >something was broken in the course of our mischief. >And we knew an advance that one was going to be worse. > >(As we'd all experienced that punishment at least a >couple of times. ) > >Pants were coming off, because there would be corner >time. (What kids today call time-out) Then there was >the possibility of bed without dinner. > >That said, stuf getting broken over there was a very >uncommon occurrence. If we were gonna break something, >it'd be more likely to happen over at my house. >Depending on what was broken, my parents might not >actually be aware of it till weeks/ months/ years >later. > >Mr K would more likely notice long before my parents >did. He didn't typically paddle us. Unlike my Uncle, I >don't remember him blatantly refusing to be any part >of our paddling. He might give us kitchen duty or >something like that. If it was a more serious offense, >he'd might take it to our parents. > >The other times I risked being bared was if I was over >at Vince's house, (The less said about that the >better) or at the Boy's school. > >At the boy's school we'd be have To sit for however >long in the chairs that they had lined up right >outside of the Dean's official office, opposite side >from Mrs Hendrix desk in student services. > >(The Dean and assistant Dean had private offices >around the corner, that they more commonly used.) > >After sitting for like always felt like forever, we'd >hearthe words: "Okay boys, leave your jackets out >here!" > >Our uniforms included a white shirt, tie, and dress >jackets. We always left the jackets on the chairs that >we were sitting in. And would be led into the Dean's >office. > >Once the door was closed that's when we would get our >lecture, (shorts still up) Then we would be (one at a >time) directed stand on the business side of the desk >and to drop our shorts. > >Our school uniforms actually seemed to be designed for >this. In 6th, 7th, and 8th grade, we had to wear these >shorts that the moment you unhooked the fastener, they >just fell right off your waise to the ankles. > >By 9th grade you had the option of the pants, and they >were a little better, but they still had the same >hook, and still just kind of dropped off to your >knees. > >By 10th, it was no longer an option, you had to wear >the pants. And 10th/ 11th graders getting paddled was >fairly rare. 12th graders,(AKA Seniors) didn't get >their discipline taken care of in student services. > >(Nor some privileged 11th graders/juniors) > >The principle took care of them himself. That was >always done privately, and I didn't get disciplined >the whole of those two years. (So I can only guess >what the procedure was) > >Back in the earlier grades, the only thing we ended up >actually pulling down in the end were our underpants >then we would be expected to put our hands (palm down) >on top of the desk. > >A clothespin would be placed on the back of our shirt, >presumably to hold the tail of the shirt above the >gluteus maximus. > >We would be given our smacks and then typically told >to pull our shorts back up, and retake our place next >to the other boys. (Clothespin removed of course) Then >another boy, in turn, would be instructed to take our >place at the desk. > >We weren't left bared any time after, not officially. >But after such an event most of us (unless we had a >class) would go back to our various dorms/rooms, drop >our shorts again, lay face down on our bed, or perhaps >hid our head under the pillow. > >So functionally, that would leave us bared, perhaps >for hours. And sharing a room with six other boys, >everyone could get an opportunity to view our backside.

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