Am I the only one that has never heard of a "switch" in beatings?

[Shub]

My mom whipped me once with a switch off of a tree for taking some bubble gum from the convenience store...

I did that when I was real young as well, lol

 

[Shub]

New to me as well

 

[d3nv3r]

new term for me, got the good old wooden spoon.

 

[Willie99]

never heard of it, was wondering what exactly he hit him with

 

[Haystacks]

new term for me, got the good old wooden spoon.

the good old wooden spoon couldn't take pressure and broke too fast. then she'd be pissed that the spoon broke and you'd get it worse. it still is better that a "whompin with a knotted plow line" - Josey Wales

 

[Stax]

One of the most feared weapons for a kid growing up in the South, haha. Son of a bitch used to sting. I got spankings as a child but not something that would be classified as a beating. AP went too far. Some of it probably stems from him not realizing his own strength.

 

[PatsFanatic]

Never heard of it either

 

[MikeB]

How many of you guys got leaves stuffed in your mouth so that it was more difficult to cry out in pain?

 

[festeringZit]

When we went on family vacations, my dad would get a switch from out of the woods and put it on the dashboard of the station-wagon.

Needless to say, it was an effective behavior modifier.

 

[StevieRay]

One of the most feared weapons for a kid growing up in the South, haha. Son of a bitch used to sting. I got spankings as a child but not something that would be classified as a beating. AP went too far. Some of it probably stems from him not realizing his own strength.

hurt like hell, what was bad is my mom would make me go get my own switch, if it was wimpy i got dbl switching, it was like a death march haha

 

[MikeB]

When we went on family vacations, my dad would get a switch from out of the woods and put it on the dashboard of the station-wagon.

Needless to say, it was an effective behavior modifier.

Haha....I can imagine.

 

[pocketrockets]

Same here, I remember it very well and can still feel the sting. Same with my friends in the neighborhood. Mom would spank my brothers and me and we would laugh but when the old man came home, we were sweating it. We turned out fine and until the day he died, I would have swam the English Channel for him. My kid brother (14 years younger) got away with bloody murder and he was the only one that had problems in early adulthood. My old man told me that he mellowed as he got older and just couldn't bring himself to take a switch to the back of his legs.

Times have changed but damn, I deserved an ass whipping when I got them. I'm tough on my son because the world is tough. My wife babies our son and she can't figure out why he won't listen to her. There's some credence in the saying "wait til your father gets home.

Put me on the jury and AP probably walks.

Hahaha same here... mom's beatings were a joke and when I was older (11-15) she wouldn't even bother. I was a crazy one and still am, the last time my dad tried to spank me I was 16 and we had our 1st and only "fight", he threw over my desk and broke it in half, I got up and gave him a headbutt in the face, he got uber pissed and gave me a headbutt himself which almost knocked me out. We had a rocky relationship some years after that but we love each other and help each other whenever is needed.

I would kill for that man, and I understand why he had to discipline me. It never worked like he wanted.

 

[pocketrockets]

How many of you guys got leaves stuffed in your mouth so that it was more difficult to cry out in pain?

I had my prekinder teachers stuff some spice from hell tasting shit in my mouth when I cursed. My parents never believed me. I think that's illegal?

 

[Bourn]

Hard to believe so many people haven't heard of a switch. Must be a southern thing. Never got one. I'm pretty sure I only got one butt whoopin. I think my dad felt bad afterwards. My mom was a grounder. A week or two of not going anywhere for fucking up seemed like torcher.

 

[Bourn]

I always felt bad for my cousin. His mom would pop him in the mouth almost daily. Just a quick back hand pop you never saw coming. I made sure I acted right when I was over there.

 

[pocketrockets]

I always felt bad for my cousin. His mom would pop him in the mouth almost daily. Just a quick back hand pop you never saw coming. I made sure I acted right when I was over there.

LOL. my childhood's/teenage best friend suffered the same. He's more of a disaster than I am btw.

 

[Bourn]

LOL. my childhood's/teenage best friend suffered the same. He's more of a disaster than I am btw.

Ha. Yeah, the thing with him is that she did it over stupid things. Nothing worth a pop in the mouth. My mom use to tell me that Aunt Debbie fell off a swing as a kid, hitting her head, and that's why she is the way she is. Lol. She's sweet as pie now. Seems normal to me.

 

[Bourn]

You can't use a switch on a kid in this day and age. Just won't fly anymore. I would like to think there are more effective ways of disciplining children than swatting tree limbs on kids bare asses.

 

[OnePocket]

A switch, hickory, was my mothers weapon of choice when beating my ass as a kid.

I remember like it was yesterday I stole a 20 cent piece of candy from a store and she took $200 out of my ass with a hickory switch and it all happen 32 yrs ago.

 

[MikeB]

I had my prekinder teachers stuff some spice from hell tasting shit in my mouth when I cursed. My parents never believed me. I think that's illegal?

Haha......I still remember my mouth being washed out with soap....

That's completely different than what this guy did.