I was going to post that i was scared to death of my patents, and
never formally punished in school.
Then I read the thread.
Grades 1,2,3 I got my ass beat by the teacher.
Gym, and music teachers too.
2nd grade I took a Chinese burglar alarm firework to school.
My best friend set it off, in class.
I think the principal felt bad for us, my dad had died, so instead of
formal stuff he called Mom. That ended up with a few busted switches.
4th was taught by the next door (1/2 mile away) neighbor lady and friend of mom.
Mrs. Barkley liked me, but I knew she didn't take any crap.
And if I caused her trouble mom would beat me raw.
That was the last year for paddleings.
7th grade English mid marking period failure warnings came out.
I had a 37% and was at risk of failing.
Mom had gotten the mail, and was waiting.
She handed me a knife and sent me to the crick to cut switches.
When I got back, she sent me to the basement, ordered my to strip to my
underwater, and she destroyed those switches.
End of term, Mr. Shank called us up to show us our grade.
He look at me and said "You have a 74%. That's a C.
Considering you grade at midterm, it's a miracle.
I would have thought it impossible to for you to get a C.
I have sent hundreds of failure notices out, and never seen
one have such an effect."
Hell, she beat me bloody over a chance of failing,
I was terrified to actually get an F.
My junior year, I threw a whole sheet soggy softball at a friend.
He ducked, and it went to the front window, splattered and stuck.
The buses driver left it there for days.
Finally, a little prissy brat squealed on me.
Had to ride in the front all year.
Funny, I got sent to the office about once a year.
They would pull my file, see no reports, and let me go
due to a good record.
Lucky I guess.
No detention, suspension, nothing.
And as I type, more and more thing pop up.
