I very much know what it is like to get beaten with a belt.
My mother used her "Girl Scout Belt" on us all the time. I still remember what it looked like. Green with gold trefoils across it. We were petrified of that thing.
My brother Steven got it the worse though. I think that was because my mother was taking her anger from his father out on him. He is now 50 and still won't speak to her. I don't blame him!
I know now that she is regretting and ashamed of what she did.
When we were growing up, he use to hide the belt on her, but she always said that when she found it he would get it double, and he did!!.
I remember one day standing on the stairs going upstairs and looking at my mother and asking the Lord: "Why did you give me a mother like that?" I couldn't stand her.
I always said I would never use a belt on any of my children and I didn't!!
I wish it would have been considered child abuse back then (1960-1970's) because you bet I would have reported her!! If my brother did she would have been in prision for life!
It is amazing that me and mom turned out to be best friends.
This is for any of you out there that are using a belt. Remember your kids will remember every moment of it!