NewLeaf, Your mom wasn't the only one spanking kids with one of those rubber paddles with the ball removed! My mom used to use them too. She kept it in the drawer with the cigarettes. If you were in trouble, she'd light a cigarette and take a veeerrry long drag, then spank us. Guess the long drag was her version of counting to ten......

I can't say she ever beat me with it though. Just a few swats when it was necessary. I can laugh about my mom and the paddle. I wish you could too. It makes life more bearable. praying for you! Hang in there!
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