O Noes!!! Worst outcome EVAR! Girl actally wanted to have good sex and got it. We must Beets hur 2wice az hard.

The illustration is for parody purposes. It’s sad that there was any doubt.

Fortunately, my folks were not into that part of the deal (the rod) even though they grew up in that era. HOWEVER, my uncle, a minister, was. And my sisters and I lived with him and his family when I was young (my mom was in the hospital very ill at the time). We got hit for everything. My sister even had a bladder issue (one that ultimately required very expensive medication to resolve), and she got blamed and walloped HARD for something that was out of her control. I never really forgave them for that.

“Spare the rod, spoil the child”. It’s in the bible and they followed it.

The song makes me angry…and very sad.

If you have to use the bathroom she would give you three minutes to do so. She set a timer. For three minutes. And if I (or any any other student) was not sitting in that seat when the timer rang —

[stage directions]

MRS. MORRIS: “You are late, now hold out your hands so I can smack you with the ruler.”

ME: {make a face that says “OH Shit!!”}

[End stage directions]

Sometimes Mrs. Morris would just go psycho and demand that all the kids stand in a line and hold your hands out so she could whack them all with a ruler, on the palms of our hands, one-by-one.

I’m 44 years old. When I was in the third grade Mrs. Morris was 573 years old (give-or-take)– The school that she taught in was torn down in 1980 and an office building is in it’s former place. I no longer live in the same city. I wonder if Mrs. Morris is still alive. Odds are “slim” — yeah right.

Hey — actually — true story, my kindergarten teacher is alive and well. My parents spoke with her recently.

OK, ok, I got totally off-track. Back to the song.

That song is so violent, creepy, sadistic, cruel, misogynistic, and so vile that it needs to be looked at. This song is based on actual events. Imagine that.

In my case, sister used a wooden architects scale. On one occasion, I thought she had broken my hand. What a bitch.

If that sort of discipline didn’t get your attention, the principal had an oak paddle with holes in it to raise welts on the backside of his victim. The handle on that paddle was suitable for a two handed swing so he could get the most out of each hit.