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Subject: Re: More Painful and Less Embarrassing, or More Embarrassing and Less Painful?


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Rebecca to Wondering-Supportive
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Date Posted: 22:09:02 06/16/24 Sun
In reply to: Wondering-supportive 's message, "Re: More Painful and Less Embarrassing, or More Embarrassing and Less Painful?" on 14:37:27 06/16/24 Sun

Growing up my dad spanked quite sparingly. Much, much less than he was spanked. There were a few times he would smack my fully clothed bottom a few times which either served as a ‘last warning’ or sometimes would signal a real punishment spanking was in store. I only received about a dozen actual punishment spankings in my childhood, all before I turned 13, and they came in 2 forms: about half I was allowed to keep my underwear on, and the other half were bare bottom spankings. Dad only ever used his open hand, never once an implement of any kind. We both knew full well his hand was sufficiently painful, even over panties. Just 10 hand snacks was plenty to make me cry. So no, there was nothing else different about the way this spanking was administered other than my cousins were watching. One time my dad spanked me in front of my friend Brett from school when we were both 9 but it was over panties, although a bare bottom spanking was threatened.

You ask such a good question that has really made me think. I can tell you this, I have only given 4 spankings in my life as a babysitter when I was in college, because I was asked directly as part of the job. Now as a mother with an 8 year old son who has never been and never will be spanked, I think those spankings influenced my attitude on the subject more than me being on the receiving end as a child. It was so deeply unpleasant having to do that, and I’m sure recalling how it made me feel as a kid on the receiving end contributed to how I felt inflicting the same punishment.

It’s a bit confusing because I don’t think I ever was spanked unjustly. Yes it was mortifying having to bare my genitals for a public bare bottom spanking but my dad never took any pleasure in spanking me, least of all that occasion. He really felt he had no choice, especially with the pressure from the other parents, and I think he did his best raising me all by himself. I never forgot the shame from that day, which I’m sure will make people feel sorry for me, and no the ends don’t justify the means but that punishment did make me innately ashamed of lying and disobedience. I could have been granted modesty but the difference in seriousness between a pants down spanking and a bare ass spanking was massive. It left no doubt that my father, who I always greatly respected, was disappointed in me and what I had done was shameful.

In that moment it was unspeakably embarrassing that my father ordered a bare bottom spanking in front of my cousins, knowing full well that they would all see my nakedness, but now looking back: my cousins all saw my vulva one time. At least my dad never used anything but his hand on me. I’m thankful at least for that. It was just such a different time… now countries are completely outlawing spanking and I know I’ll be criticized for saying this but: more power to them. In my country it’s still legal however, but I would only support it in extreme, absolute last resort situations. Physical contact between my son and I, as well as between my son and his father is strictly affectionate and nurturing, and will never be anything other than that. Times have changed immensely.

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Wondering-supportive
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Date Posted: 14:50:06 06/18/24 Tue

You and your dad appear to be an exceptional to the rule. Spanking tends to be generational. Parents who spank were spanked and their children often spank their children. Your dad spanked less than he was spanked and spankings you administer and experienced left you with a distaste for spanking anyone as an adult, particularly your own child. So my read is that unlike many there was and is no erotic aspect to spanking in your life. Indeed, your response is to primarily view spankings as unnecessary. That raise one other question for me: What brought you to this spanking site? I note that in your initial post you did not condemn spanking as such but rather simply related your own experience. Why did you share and what if anything did you expect from others by way of their replies?

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Rebecca
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Date Posted: 16:29:47 06/29/24 Sat

I’m not sure what brought me here originally but I’ve been following the posts for a long time. I wrote my recollection because I had been meaning to express it for many years but never had a proper forum to do so. I found it therapeutic in a way. I was just curious if people had experienced something similar in their upbringing, namely being spanked naked from the waist down in front of family members, particularly opposite sex family members, at an age where that would produce unspeakable levels of embarrassment. I was interested if anyone had experienced the same method of punishment with the exposure and humiliation being a deliberated, openly acknowledged part of the punishment like I experienced or rather just a byproduct. I was wondering if people would rather have experienced this as opposed to being spanked with an implement to the point of howling in pain. The replies have been interesting. While I consider myself lucky to have been spanked by hand despite my cousins seeing my bald vulva, most people seem to think this was worse than if I was belted with my modesty protected. The punishment was even labeled by one person as emotional abuse, which I don’t even disagree with especially in the case of my cousin Noah. But I genuinely believe all spanking to be abusive in some form, by its very nature. Why is an emotionally abusive spanking any worse than a physically abusive one? I know most people here will argue it isn’t physical abuse, but I’m just going to be arrogant and let them know… it is. Even one swat on a clothed bottom is just watered down physical abuse.

It is true that there isn’t an erotic component to spanking in my life. However, you mentioning this makes me want to confess one thing I find a bit shameful: I was disappointed when I found out I wasn’t going to see my older cousin John take off his underwear. I was excited that I might see his penis, and I was disappointed when I found out I wasn’t going to. So there was a very slightly erotic component to that punishment that still produces strange butterflies in my stomach when I think about it. I do wonder if he would have traded the pain he felt for humiliation and embarrassment instead.

Forgive me for taking so long to reply, at first I didn’t even notice you had responded and then I had to think long and hard about my answer.

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