@meggie Catholic schools were also notorious for corporal punishment. And these people wonder why so many folks leave the church as soon as they’re able.

@bijouxbroussard yes that is true. Spare the rod and spoil the child they used to say.

@meggie They did say that a lot. It isn't official dogma and I never was sure what a rod was. But I got the gist of it and it always made my bottom tingle and me worry!

@leahlikes True. Many parents believed that embarrassment was part of the punishment.

@Jenny76 Especially when they shared advice on how to get "better" results (= more pain in your bottom)!

@lancashirelady50 Absolutely. I really loathed those predictions about how much better behaved I would be if I were someone else's son! Might have been true at your house!! (I would admit.)

@bijouxbroussard True but this particular policy was used by the professionals in a state that does not paddle in schools. So, in paddling states I figured it must be even laxer.

@Alfred22 That’s [b]why[/b] I say it depends on the state. Here, as a teacher, if you see any signs of abuse, or a child confides in you, CPS [b]must[/b] be notified.

@SW-User This seems exactly right and it explains why parents all over the world all do it!
Example: (Said of one mom to another about a kid misbehaving in public) "If that were my child, she would be sleeping on her tummy tonight!" OR "When I got him home, I would wear his naughty bare bottom out with my hairbrush!"

What I feared the most was that the discussion would then go down this path: " Yes, a good idea; what do you use?"

@maiohy Why should it be 'necessary'?

@1olderguy20 rare, but yes sir :(

@SW-User my girlfriend in high school got the belt bare until 18 from her dad