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>Hi Sylvia, > >Thank you for taking the time to reply, it is >appreciated :) I am inclined to agree with you, I >don't think that driving such things underground is >actually good for anyone involved, sadly. > >My husband is fully supportive and we are a United >Front together, but practicality means I am the bad >cop parent much of the time- as you say, with the >importance of a timely and quickly resolved punishment >outweighing equal action by both parents. I can well >believe you have the easiest bedtimes in the world, >thin pyjamas must make the boys acutely aware of not >annoying the nearby parent - we take a similar >approach to you but use an old carpet slipper - though >there are old plimsolls here and I have actually put >one in the airing cupboard as a thoughtful option- >though in this cold, may have just been an excuse to >go in the airing cupboard myself! And we find the same >here, reminding of the existence of the slipper or a >sharp hint (in public, cryptic enough) is often enough >to avoid the use- though as my husband puns "better a >warning than a warming" - groan! That being said, you >would think any warming would be welcome in this snowy >cold, how strange that not everyone in the family >agrees! > >>Hi again Katherine >> >>I have many friends in the UK and know that spanking >>is not flavour of the month. However it still goes on >>almost underground and I don't think that's always >>good. >> >>As mentioned myself and my husband use the slipper >>it's 'a very flexible gym shoe' on our two boys >>bottoms we do not make them take their pants down. >>However if they commit an offence say in their pyjamas >>than that's where they get as you can appreciate >>bedtime is never a problem. >> >>We always try and administer the slipper at the time >>of the offence whoever is there myself or husband will >>administer it. >> >>On a lighter side the mostly a mention of the slipper >>or my hushand's favourite saying "Does your bottom >>needs warming ?" >>often avoids a slipper altogether. >> >> >> >>>Hello everyone, >>> >>>I recently found this forum and am finding it very >>>helpful and informative. I thought I would ask for >the >>>thoughts/poll of the community here. I live in the UK >>>with my husband and two girls- given then usual >>>division of dmoestic labour, as most mums will no >>>doubt know, means while he often is away for work, >>>even when he is back most of the parenting and >>>parenting decisions fall to me. Now, as I am here I >am >>>obviously an advocate of a smacked bottom- as we say >>>in England- or specifically here, the application of >>>one of my husbands retired slippers to the relevant >>>bare bottom. The UK appears to have become one of the >>>more disapproving countries, as far as I can tell, >>>when it comes to our old tradition of a smacked >bottom >>>to encourage 'minding mum'- as a result I find the >>>slipper a practical selection, as it will rapidly and >>>to a satisfying degree redden a naughty bum and >impart >>>a sharply stinging lesson- but will not leave bruises >>>or lasting damage in any way, which is important >given >>>embarrassing questions may be asked, rather than the >>>historic no comments or tacit (or even clear!) >>>approval. >>> >>>I thought I would ask whether any other members have >>>had to or indeed do, make such careful judgements >>>regarding delivering a stinging and reddening lesson, >>>or whether they have any recommendations for similar. >>>Also, I would like the widespread sympathy of people >>>from less busy-boidy countries- it seems from reading >>>that the good old US of A is far less meddlesome when >>>it comes to mum deciding what's best and I hope you >>>appreciate what you have!
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