How were you punished as a child?

[Techno-Druid]

When you were a child, how were you specifically punished?

[Drusin]

Beat like a stray dog, no t.v or video games, couldn't go outside. Typical stuff for 80's babies.

[Nathreim]

Spanking or ear pulling. Spanking didn't bother me as much as an ear pull that shit hurt.

[Deleted]

beaten to a bloody pulp usually

[Deleted]

Punished for what? My parents didn't care about me pretty much.

[nextormento]

Grandpa would send me to a dark room with rats in it.
My mother used la chancla quite efficiently.
My father would threaten me with not taking me to school anymore. Later on, he'd shake me till I could not breath, or hit me with sharp objects till profusely bleeding.

[AeneasBK]

They would bring my dogsbody out and thrash him.

[unbound]

Oh, when I was a child, I was punished by severe beatings and being punched in gut repeatedly until I straightened myself up. At least that's what everyone old like me likes to say.

In reality, I did get paddled on occasion. However, even way back in my day as a kid, the primary punishments were the same as today...mostly time outs (which weren't called that, just had to stand in a corner) and taking away things I liked (pretty much just TV back then).

[Teebone]

Raped and/or beaten. And brainwashed to believe that was normal by both the abuser and my mother.

[nextormento]

As this is an English-language-only forum, mind sharing what la chancla means?

Oh, of course

[DocHibb]

I was a pretty well behaved child because I hated getting in trouble.

So, when I would get in trouble, it was just being grounded to my room. I thought my parents didn't love me anymore, and I'd imagine them taking my sister to the Zoo without me and having a great time. So, I got my act together at like age 5 lol.

[breadisfunny]

made to write things over and over. it made me hate writing.

[breadisfunny]

Raped and/or beaten. And brainwashed to believe that was normal by both the abuser and my mother.

parents like that should be put to death.

[Crissi]

time outs, groundings, and then spankings only for really severe problems. Most of the time my dad voicing his disapproval did the trick because I'm a daddy's girl.

[flan1337]

As this is an English-language-only forum, mind sharing what la chancla means?

"La Chancla" means Flip Flops. In his Hispanic households its typical to get the flip flop or belt to your behind. Me being Cuban got that when I was young. I was typically a good kid though.

[nextormento]

Video didn't work for me where I'm at right now. Luckily my gf knew. Next time just say flip-flops. It's not that difficult.

Considering its memetic nature, and that it's among the first hits on google, one would hope everyone was on the loop already.

[Xjev]

My father slapped me over the face once... was a scary moment

[Teebone]

parents like that should be put to death.

If it makes you feel better I did watch him die. Slowly. From CoPD respitory problems.

It didn't fix a damn thing though. I didn't feel better or even free.

[Faroth]

Grounded was most common for me. My mother realized it was more punishment to have my favorite whatever-of-the-month taken away for a week rather than a swat on the butt for the immediate moment.

A week without Nintendo OR the TV?! THIS IS TORTURE!!! :P

[Deleted]

Grounded, and some lengthy conversations of why the thing I did was bad, and why I should feel bad about it.

I think as a small child I would get a light spanking if I had done something really bad, like breaking something valuable.