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>It seems to me that implements used depended on >whatever is convenient to the user. A mom uses a >hairbrush because it is available on her dresser. Dad >uses a belt because it is around his waist. Teachers >use rulers because that’s what’s in the classroom. > Rural folks might use switches because branches are >just a few feet outside the home. > >A female relative seeing a hairbrush immediately >mentioned to me that it was like the one her mom used >on her. (But I saw that mom threatening her 12-year >old son with a strap, and heard her applying it one >time.) > >Do others agree? > >>My father’s weapon of choice was a leather belt, >>which hurt like the blazes. I hated the belt with a >>burning passion, and even the sound of a belt buckle >>clinking or a belt clearing loops would activate my >>anxiety well into adulthood. >> >>I was spanked with a switch once, by the mom of one my >>friends. It had a pretty good sting, but wasn’t as >>bad as stories I hear about the switch. >> >>I always thought mom and dad’s hands hurt plenty! >> >>When I was growing up moms used wooden spoons and dads >>used belts for the most part. A few of the more >>“country” kids, for lack of a better term, got the >>switch, but even then it was in most cases from a >>grandparent. I never personally heard of a hairbrush >>or a paddle being used. >> >>The belt was ubiquitous. Kids used to play a game >>called “Magic Dad” where the winner was the one >>who could take his belt off and have it folded over >>the fastest.

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