How sexy spanking can help with anxiety — and why ‘pre-scene negotiation’ is so important

How sexy spanking can help with anxiety — and why ‘pre-scene negotiation’ is so important

This slaps! You’ve tried yoga, meditation and long walks to reduce stress — but have you taken a whack at spanking? “While it may sound counterintuitive, for some people, ‘impact play’ like spanking can actually help reduce feelings of stress and anxiety through pain, or as many players would term it, ‘intense sensation,’ ” Lisa … Read more

Negative effects of childhood spanking may be overstated, study claims

Negative effects of childhood spanking may be overstated, study claims

A recent study looked into the long-standing debate surrounding the impact of spanking on child development.  The study, published in the Marriage & Family Review, revealed that the punishment may not be as detrimental to a child’s future.  The study, published in the Marriage & Family Review, revealed that the punishment may not be as … Read more

Curious about BDSM? Start with spanking, sexperts say of the ‘empowering’ act that ‘can deepen your bond’ with a partner

Curious about BDSM? Start with spanking, sexperts say of the ‘empowering’ act that ‘can deepen your bond’ with a partner

Give it a whack. Spanking for pleasure can be empowering and bring couples closer together, sexperts claim — urging those looking to level up their love lives to drag the antiquated childhood disciplinary act away from the woodshed and into the boudoir. “Often stigmatized as abusive by those who don’t understand BDSM, within a consenting and … Read more

If this is how you’re disciplining your kids, you’re parenting wrong

If this is how you’re disciplining your kids, you’re parenting wrong

I still have nightmares about my dad taking off his belt. Fortunately, not to take off his pants, but to ask me to “put out your hand” so he could slap the leather strap on my open palm. The tender, open palm of a child. If you are fired up about this abuse, but think it doesn’t apply to … Read more

Dear Abby: My toxic mother-in-law is putting my marriage in danger

Dear Abby: My toxic mother-in-law is putting my marriage in danger

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 25 years. Right now, our marriage is in trouble because I have been ordered to rekindle a relationship with his mother, whom I haven’t spoken to in six years. In my opinion, the woman is toxic. For 17 years, she has essentially stabbed me in … Read more

Gen Z liberals made it so we can’t spank kids: ‘What’s the better way?’

Gen Z liberals made it so we can’t spank kids: ‘What’s the better way?’

Lesson learned? A self-proclaimed Gen X dad from Wisconsin is under fire for his unique method of punishing his 4-year-old son in a “Gen Z world.” In a nine-minute clip posted to TikTok on Sunday, Derek Longstreth shows son Truman carrying seven filled water jugs back and forth across his yard for allegedly hitting his … Read more