Spoon Spankings

[sms001]

My mom actually broke a spoon on me when I was younger. I don't remember it, but she does.

I remember when my mom broke one on me - 'cause I got more licks tacked on for breaking it.

[morgana]

The only person my mom ever used a spoon on was my dad. And not one of the wooden baking ones, either; the teaspoon beside her plate. Right between the eyes.

"The spoon treatment" was a family joke for yeeeears . . .

[Ellain]

I was a pretty well behaved kid, but once in a while any kid is naughty. My parents used either an open hand or a dowel rod. Although, I think they should have moved to other punishments once I got to high school. I mean, really! The last time, I refused to cry. I got more pain for it, but I never got spanked again!

[crashhelmet]

My little brother and I were scarred for life from those wooden spoon and leather belt whoopings.

It's pretty much a guarantee if we ever have kids of our own that we will NOT be using such dreadful things to get our point across.

You say that now, but when the time comes, you'll consider it.

My mom used the wooden spoon and my dad used his Marine Corps leather belt. I think it was the worn used for his "Dress Blues" uniform. The belt stung more, but the spoon hurt more. When we drive somewhere, like to a family member's house for a get together she'd have the spoon on the dashboard. If we got too loud or out of hand, she'd reach for it and we'd shut up/calm down instantly.

I've lost count of how many have been busted across my butt or my hands.

CH

[blas]

My little brother and I were scarred for life from those wooden spoon and leather belt whoopings.

It's pretty much a guarantee if we ever have kids of our own that we will NOT be using such dreadful things to get our point across.

[Bradester]

I think my mom still has some of the wooden spoons she used for our paddlins. And no, they didn't hurt too badly. During one of his frequent spankings, my brother was laughing uncontrollably- mom smacked him harder and harder until the thing broke.

Then she wised up and got the plastic ones. You didn't mess around with those bastards.

[Fufu487]

I HATE when parents put the disciplining responsibility elsewhere. "The lady's going to get mad at you." Um, no--I'm gonna get mad at YOU for not having the guts to take responsibility.

Ditto!! I hated when customers would threaten their kids with "the lady is going to get mad if you don't settle down". Umm no lady, YOU are going to get mad if they don't settle down because it's YOUR job to be a parent and MY job to make sure YOU arn't allowing your kids to distroy my dept. Let's get this straight here...

[McGoddess09]

The kid probably realizes that if the spoon comes out, he's forked.

Sheldon, you never cease to make me laugh.

[Sheldonrs]

The kid probably realizes that if the spoon comes out, he's forked.

[dalesys]

My mother broke a metal spatula on me...

And her big toe

[Angry_Hippie]

Another person who has had a mom break a spoon on him

[Food Lady]

We got the wooden spoon or belt, whatever was handy.

I HATE when parents put the disciplining responsibility elsewhere. "The lady's going to get mad at you." Um, no--I'm gonna get mad at YOU for not having the guts to take responsibility.

[blas]

My little brother and I constantly got the spoon as kids. Once or twice, my mother did break a spoon on our butts. Of course, she threw a huge fit that her precious baking spoons were ruined!

[BookstoreEscapee]

My dad had one of those paddles with the rubber ball attached to it...minus the rubber ball...it was just a threat, though. We did get spanked sometimes but I don't recall that they ever hit us with anything other than an open hand.

[Jay 2K Winger]

My parents got something called "The Board of Correction" when I was a kid. It was a laminated board made out of some lightweight wood (can't remember exactly what, pine or birch maybe?) that promised it was good for "Bashing Barbarians, Corralling Cowboys, and Walloping Wolves." A smack from that made us settle right down. And it never left us with a bruise either, just a red bottom. Oh yeah, and the picture on it was of two kids bending over

Heh. At the wholesale club, we have these wooden 2x4s by the front door, which we use to prop the doors closed after the store closes for the night. One day I got bored, took a clear piece of packing tape, and taped it across one surface of a board, and wrote "Complaint Dept." on it.

Another day, I replaced it with "Attitude Adjuster."

It got a few laughs.