I Used to Get the Cane At School

When I was growing up, the cane was used anywhere, not just at school and in the home... places like the cubs and scouts, the choirmaster at church and the Sunday school teacher, among others. This was the natural order and had the benefit of consistent expectations and consequences everywhere. At that time, parental assent was assumed unless they opted out, but that made life worse not better for their offspring because it created confusion and put them on the receiving end of teasing, being accused of being "mummy's little boy" or a softie or whatever. Some, for that reason, opted to be caned like their friends. This will seem odd or alien to this generation, but this was a very different age, when there were rules and consequences. If punished at school or elsewhere, parents generally supported the action taken.... certainly no forays to the European Court of Justice...

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BackyardShaman · 61-69, M

I enjoy caning stories, I grew up in the USA and we got the paddle often, it hurts but that cane sounds worse to me, I never experienced it. I got various paddles at school and at home it was usually a belt. Hurts to get the paddle at school, come home with a sore butt and immediately get the belt across butt and legs.

westfield · 70-79, M

@BackyardShaman Very common double-whammy which I experienced at the beginning of each school vacation, and in reverse at the beginning of each new term

BackyardShaman · 61-69, M

Me too! The schools had permission in writing to paddle me in any manner chosen, I got it on the bare on my undies and on pants, my Dad would take off work early so he could be waiting with his belt for me in my bedroom. I hated the belt it left the welts some on my legs some on top of the bruises from the paddle @westfield

westfield · 70-79, M

@BackyardShaman And was the paddle also given again for repeated misdemeanours even while that 'damage' was still there, say the next day?

BackyardShaman · 61-69, M

Yes sometimes! That was awful, they always had you pull your pants down and let them see how it was, usually they would go ahead and paddle again but once mine was so bad from this rough coach they decided to wait 3 days, I was still sore after 3 days and they tore it up again! @westfield

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@BackyardShaman What you are describing there may have been common, but in no way could it be called "punishment". That sort of behaviour was mere barbarity by cruel thugs who enjoyed viciously beating children whose existence they must have resented so much.