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I Was Given Lines At School

Detention was combined with lines so that you could not use the detention time productively in any way whatever. Instead of lines that could be repeated, you were asked (really, required) to copy symbol for symbol dictionary pages. Phonetic symbols were the hardest. I didn't learn anything during detention. It just was unpleasant and embarrassing. Probably "worked" as a substitute for something more physically painful like running laps or licks with a paddle and definitely strokes with a cane.

There was no attempt whatever to make it morally educational or a positive experience in any way. Just judicially administered unpleasant moments.

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RhondasMum · 61-69, F

I was given lines too, Alfred. Mine were red, and right across my bottom!

Sharon · F

@RhondasMum I often got lines like that too. ;)

RhondasMum · 61-69, F

@Sharon They surely stung, didn't they? Burned for ages and made sitting down very uncomfortable.

Sharon · F

@RhondasMum They certainly did.

RhondasMum · 61-69, F

@Sharon Brought tears to my eyes as well.

Alfred22

@RhondasMum The strokes made everyone's eyes water. I remember some boarding school guys discussing the good old days. One was wondering if he could have managed the cane. His buddy said "You would have sung out, just like the rest of us did!"

RhondasMum · 61-69, F

@Alfred22 Indeed. There were no heroes when the cane was playing across your bottom! One stroke - OK; a grimace. Two- a gasp. Three- a squeal and after that it was yells and wriggles.

SW-User

@RhondasMum So true

Alfred22

@RhondasMum It must have taken immense courage to stay in position. Did you manage it or did you earn extras?

RhondasMum · 61-69, F

@Alfred22 When I got more than three, another teacher was there to 'help' me stay bending. I was face down over the desk with the second teacher holding me. I think the boys were meant to stay in place.

Alfred22

@RhondasMum If they demanded that you remain in position, I suppose having someone helping you resist the almost irresistible urge to stand and rub was a bit of kindness.

RhondasMum · 61-69, F

@Alfred22 I did not see it as that at the time!

Alfred22

@RhondasMum Of course! I bet the claim that it was for your own good was not very convincing, either!

Alfred22

@Sharon Great pun or ambiguity on "lines."

RhondasMum · 61-69, F

@Alfred22 I would not have agreed it was good at all!

Alfred22

@RhondasMum But given the times, was it in fact good for you? How did unspanked friends turnout?

RhondasMum · 61-69, F

@Alfred22 Mixed, probably. We never considered it anything but normal. In fact, I can't think of anybody I knew who was not spanked. Certainly at school, there might have been the odd girl who escaped the slipper, but I doubt any boy went through a year without bending over and very, very few girls.