Even when everything was going her way and no one was trying to tell her what to do, she looked unhappy and was quick to take offense at the other children. At my primary school I was once sent to the headmaster for playfully spanking a girl’s bottom – but instead of getting the cane (which is what usually happened if you were sent to the head) he just scooped me up in one movement, slapped my behind three times and told me to never to do that again.

Following her daughter Emily's divorce, Sarah allows both Emily and her granddaughter, Katie, to come and live with her.Just to be clear, it is illegal for someone to spank a kid that isn't theirs, especially against the parents wishes, right? But the grandmother said the most disturbing thing was that she pulled away from overtures at fellowship. The next morning, at the breakfast table, he opened up a big smile and said, "I feel sooo happy today.

So, my husband sat down with him, Bible opened, explained that what he had done was terribly wrong, and that he was going to be spanked for that. What if my children, now grown, with children of their own, were to testify as to the fruit of their upbringing, as they have in writing? We who are truly patriotic are not fooled by their excuse, nor does it deter us from our more enlightened patriotism. Likewise, parents who “don’t believe in corporal punishment” (neither do I) but often become frustrated and angry, pushed to the brink of “striking” their children, are horrified at their own out-of-control feelings. It was the day she received the letter telling her that she had passed the 11+ exam with flying colours.

When he was already feeling more confident, one afternoon, when we weren't home, he brought some of his "street friends" in to listen to music, contrary to our command. Their advice has been an answer to my prayers, where our children(ages 17,14,5, and 4)are concerned. At first the little girl kicked and screamed in protest, but old grandmother was too wise to be intimidated. They used to live next door to each other but now that their husbands died in the war, they have joined the two houses, but they only need one bedroom to sleep in.

She told me she still remembered how the lash whistled through the air before it made a loud snap across her cheeks.Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out. We talked for a long, long time, about how difficult it was for both of us, how angry and disappointed we were with the situation – and with Donna.