although my parents sporadically threatened corporal punishment until i was about 10 years old, I only vaguely remember being hit by them twice, and the first time might not have really happened.
ah actually my mom doesn’t read either one, as far as i know!🤞 when she was helping me pick my pseudonym i told her that one of my main reasons for having one was to avoid embarrassing her/family by writing about them, so while she *could* technically search for my websites i don’t think she has... or at least hasn’t mentioned it to me...
ah but there is also an addendum to this story: my mom *did* end up finding out about it when Macy’s sent me a bill in the mail for all the money i owed and she opened the letter! i don’t think i ever explicitly admitted to shoplifting but she at least found out that I owed a ton of money to Macy’s and was not happy about it. my dad never found out though, thankfully...
Hahah what a great addendum! And okay, yea I knew she helped with your pseudonym so figured she was reading, but you have a mom with excellent boundaries. Your piece makes me want to write about my own slap experiences - my mom was against spanking because she believed it to be humiliating for the child, so instead she'd look me right in the face and slap me ha - sometimes with jewelry on - less degrading but somehow more shocking.
I was completely engrossed in your story and the telling of it. So your mom reads your website but not your substack? Also you are a clever girl!
ah actually my mom doesn’t read either one, as far as i know!🤞 when she was helping me pick my pseudonym i told her that one of my main reasons for having one was to avoid embarrassing her/family by writing about them, so while she *could* technically search for my websites i don’t think she has... or at least hasn’t mentioned it to me...
ah but there is also an addendum to this story: my mom *did* end up finding out about it when Macy’s sent me a bill in the mail for all the money i owed and she opened the letter! i don’t think i ever explicitly admitted to shoplifting but she at least found out that I owed a ton of money to Macy’s and was not happy about it. my dad never found out though, thankfully...
Hahah what a great addendum! And okay, yea I knew she helped with your pseudonym so figured she was reading, but you have a mom with excellent boundaries. Your piece makes me want to write about my own slap experiences - my mom was against spanking because she believed it to be humiliating for the child, so instead she'd look me right in the face and slap me ha - sometimes with jewelry on - less degrading but somehow more shocking.
oooh, that sounds interesting and definitely jarring 😳 - my curiosity is piqued!
ah thank you for reading!! it definitely left an impression hehe - glad you enjoyed it ☺️