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Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck
Spanking was not a routine occurance in our family, .....but it was a great deterrent.
Mom whooped us with the wooden spoon occasionally, and when I got older I got the strap from dad a couple times. Hell, ...my elementary school principal just about strapped me for throwing a snowball at a kids face....
"You just wait until your father gets home" ....put the fear of god into me.
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hahaha! Did we have the same parents?
MY dad whipped out the belt so fast at times, we joke about it now but man it was scary at the time, never hit us though.
My mom ran after my brother and I once and cracked the wooden spoon over the door frame... we both laughed so hard. We quickly realized they would never hit us.. but yeah the "what till your father gets home" line was a good one.
My parents both worked tonnes, my mom was a nurse and worked nights and my Dad a pipe-fitter tradesmen and worked long ass days and lots of overtime once my brother and I (twins) were born. They both had rough lives my Dad especially. His father died when he was just in his early teens (15) and had to support his entire family, three sisters a brother and his mom. I think they made the choice that hitting a child was f'n ######ed and wasn't needed. I guess the belt and spoon was more then frustration more then anything.
I'm still amazed at how quickly my father can whip off his belt, I should really call him and ask if he still has that skill, it should be in the record books.