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By the time I was in junior high (early 1980's), serious spankings were only given by the vice principal and they really smarted. When I got in trouble for running in the halls, I was given a choice between a spanking and detention and I opted for the paddling. First the vice princpipal called my parents, then he made me bend over. I had been called out of gym class so I was in swimming shorts with no underwear. I felt naked and cold as I waited for the paddling to start. He hesitated for what seemed like forever before he finally slammed the paddle across both sides of my bottom. It stung so bad that I had to fight back tears as I waited for the next one. After four hacks, I slowly walked back to gym class with a burning butt and misty eyes. Even though it did hurt, the humiliation of everyone knowing that I had been spanked was the worst part of it.