We laughed, and mom handed me a box to unwrap. Shaking it first, I held it up to my ear. “I hope it’s not fine china,” I said. “There’s no sound of breakage.” I would get a few more spankings from Kate after she became my stepmother, but that first spanking from her holds a special place in my heart.

The strangest thing was how brutally they were beaten. It had to be embarrassing for them, knowing I was watching, as they were reduced to tears. Even my boy cousin, who was older was completely dominated by his parents.You were magnificent tonight," he said. "But I must paddle you. You filled my mental space with unnecessary angst while I prepared for this dinner." Stacy’s spankings were always long and hard, for her parents were thorough and strict, but this one took the cake. Her mother plum wore out that board on her ass, paddling her steadily for nearly 15 minutes. She only paused a few times to test the temperature of her daughter’s butt with her hand, deciding it could use more and continuing with the hard wallops.

The Roman story-teller, Virgil, in about 50 BC, describes the feast of Lupercalia, where naked men danced in the streets beating every woman they came across. The Romans also had a fascinating tradition for ensuring the fertility of brides to be. The girl was placed across the knees of the ‘sponsor’, then the girl’s bottom was bared and strapped to the accompaniment of clashing cymbals.Chapter Description: Elizabeth Turner, fresh-out-of-college and feeling in over her head, is a newly hired teacher at the prestigious Vitae Academy. Between her age and her good looks, she's been having difficulty garnering the respect she believes she deserves. To make matters worse, one of her new students is a girl she used to babysit; a girl named Rachel that holds a grudge against her. When Elizabeth does something a bit drastic to get her class under her control, Rachel responds ten-fold and Elizabeth's life changes forever. A mother insists she try corporal punishment before enrolling her kids in a strict private school. (5,500 words.)