I Used to Get the Cane At School

I experienced the cane at school when I was 14 and in the 3rd form. There were some workmen at the school doing some renovations and one of them made an inappropriate remark to me which I should have ignored and just reported him. However, I made a remark back to him and walked off. Unbeknown to me I was reported for what I said and found myself summoned to see the Headmistress. I explained myself to her and she said that I should have just turned the other cheek, not said anything and reported him to a teacher. She further said that he was a guest of the school and I should have not spoken to him.

Although I had never been in trouble with the Head before she felt it was a serious enough offence to warrant 3 strokes of the cane. In no time at all I was bending over and receiving what felt like 3 hard, stinging whacks with the cane across my bottom which made me cry. The experience was not one I cared to repeat and I managed to avoid being caned again in my school career. Lots of my friends also fell victim and had the same experience as me of being caned. Althogh painful at the time I hold no grudges and accept that I shouldnt have acted as I did and deserved punishment.