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rsdsharp

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3. Yup. Many, many, many many times.

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 2, 2025, 05:45 PM

Aug 2

My mother considered it her less than lethal option, especially after she broke a yardstick over my butt.

A lilac switch will get you moving, too. Don’t ask me how I know this.

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Lethal Weapon -- But for only an annoying airborne pest. [View all] George McGovern Aug 2 OP

maybe not lethal, but have you ever had... ret5hd Aug 2 #1

0MG NO ret5hd! Could that scenario include one's bare bottom? A form of non-capital punishment? Thanks for replying!! George McGovern Aug 2 #2

Yup. Many, many, many many times. rsdsharp Aug 2 #3

HoleyMoley!! Then again no one knew about dysfunctional families then. George McGovern Aug 2 #4