mackenna

Mackenna peddled her bike as fast as she could. How could she have been so stupid to let her friends talk her into staying out so late. It had been a wonderful afternoon and it was great of her mother to let her go out. She had left right after lunch with the promise that she would be home by supper. They had ridden all over town and down to the river. They had spent the afternoon there and then they had stopped by the batting cages for a couple quick practices. She rarely ever disobeyed her parents because the punishment for such a crime could be quite painful for the offender. Mackenna knew that most of her friends pretty much did what they wanted, but she was only twelve and her parents weren't like that. She had two sisters and two brothers and lived in a very beautiful old fashioned two story victorian house, and the house represented the way her parents felt about raising children,"old fashioned"

When they exited the batting cages, Mackenna gasped as she noticed that day had turned into night, and they were half way across town.

"What time is it you guys," she asked as she jumped onto her bike. She knew it had to be late, because it was almost summer and darkness came much later tha usual.

"It's almost ten, replied haley. Why do you ask?

"Because her parents don't allow them out of the yard after dark stupid," replied another friend.

"Just explain to them where we were and they will understand," suggested another friend.

"That won't work, I have been gone for nine hours," replied Mackenna as the headed for the bike trail. "My dad is home and they are probably worried about me."

The five girls peddled as fast as they could and soon split of toward their homes.
Mackenna's house finally came into view as she slowed to catch her breath. As she pushed her bike toward home, she noticed that her fathers car wasn't in the driveway. This meant only one thing. He was out looking for her. She had gone and worried her parents and now she was going to get a spanking. She pushed her bike into the garage and leaned it against the wall. She knew she would be getting her bike taken away as well. As she exited the garage she stopped and stared at her house. There were lights on through out the house and she couldn't help butwonder what everyone was doing. As she approached the house, she noticed her 10 year old sister Mackenzie sitting on the steps that led to the large wrap around porch.

"You made Momma cry and Daddy is out looking for you," she replied as she jumped up and ran into the house.

Mackenna felt really bad and sat on the porch steps to wait for her father. She couldn't face her mother right now and see her crying, but that thought was short lived as she soon heard the screen door open and her mother called out to her

"Mackenna Ann, do you know how worried I've been about you? "she asked as she sat beside her daughter and put her arms around her. She hugged her tight and scolded at the same time.

"I'm so sorry Momma, I lost track of time," she replied as she rested her head on her mothers shoulder.

It's not like you to come home after dark, so when you didn't, Daddy and I got really worried," reminded her mother.

"Momma, is Daddy angry? she asked.

"When he stopped by the second time to see if you had come home yet, he looked more worried than angry." her mother replied

"I'm sorry momma, I'm sorry," cried Mackenna.

Her mother took hold of her hand and told her that she was glad to have her home safe. That she loved her very much and why it's important to obey the rules. She told Mackenna to sit on the porch and wait for Daddy, so he would see her and know she was there. Her mother had to go back inside and tend to her little brother, who was now getting ready for bed.

As Mackenna sat there and waited, she wondered what Daddy would say to her. She knew what the rules were and she had no excuse for disobeying them. If Daddy had been angry, he would not punish until the next day, but since he was worried and scared, she knew that she would receive her punishment tonight. She was snapped from her thoughts as she saw the lights of an approching car coming down the hill. It slowed and then turned into the driveway. Daddy was now home, and she had to face him. She sat on the porch and waited as he exited the car and walked up the front walk. As he approached, she could tell by the look on his face that he had been very worried.

"When your mother gives you a time to be home, you are to be here,"he scolds as he enters through the gate and walks to where his naughty child is sitting.

"I'm sorry Daddy," Mackenna quickly replied.

This will be the last time you ever do this! Do you understand young lady? he scolded as he waved his finger in her face.

Mackenna answered, "yes sir," but her father had already reached into his pocket and retrieved a pocket knife. He proceeded to the tree in their front yard and cut two switches.
Mackenna gasped and started rubbing her legs as he proceeded to pull off the leaves.
He had never switched her before, she had only been spanked with his hand, so she knew daddy must have been really worried and frightened, to decide to punish her this way. She wanted to run to her mother but she was frozen to the stairs.

"Daddy, pleaseeeee noooo," she cried as he approached with the dreaded instrument.

She was only wearing shorts and hoped that her father would not aim for her bare legs. He laid one switch on the porch, took his child by the arm, pulled her from the stairs and led her into the darkness of the side yard. The only light was the light that shined through the window from the kitchen. It was just enough light so she could see her fathers face, but not the switch, or his arm as it decended.

Swoosh smack, came the first lick of the switch. Mackenna yelped as it hit on her bare legs, then onto her covered bottom. Over and over the switch decended, sometimes landing on her sit spot and other times on the bare skin. She yelped and squeeled from each lick but she was thankful for her shorts for they did offer some protection. No part of her bottom or legs were safe from her fathers rapid decention of the nasty stinging switch. fifteen, twenty then finally somewhere around his count of twenty five, the switch broke.They returned to the porch from the back. As they approached the front door, her father reached down and picked up the remaining switch. Mackenna had already forgotten about the second switch, but she didn't understand what it was for. She felt thoroughly licked and didn't understand. She was wailing and trying to rub her legs as the walked into the house and into the front room. Sitting all lined up on the sofa were all of her siblings and her mother. So far her father had said little to her other than never doing it again and the counting of the licks outside.

"Mackenna," he said as he turned her toward him. You made your mother sick with worry and she couldn't come look for you. There are five children here and we love all of you so very much. You are the oldest and set the example. When you disobey you set a very bad example. I love you with my life and would die if anything happened to you. You will never ever come home after the assigned time again, and never after dark, or it will be the strap. Do you understand?

"Yyyesssss Daddyyy," she whimpered out. As she spoke, her father shook the other switch. Mackenna knew she was gonna get another lickin and this time in front of her siblings to make an impression.

Her father turned her toward her brothers and sisters and told her to say she was sorry to them. She then called each sibling by name and told them how sorry she was to worry her parents and to set a bad example for them.

"Not one single child in this house will ever come home after dark," he scolded. As he scolded his children, he waved the dreaded switch at them.

"Mackenna, I will not accept this kind of disobedience from my 12 year old daughter. You know better." Her father turned her around, bent her over the arm of the chair, made her bottom bare and preceeded to administer another switching.

As each lick decended, Mackenna yelped and screeched in pain, she knew that she deserved this for worrying her parents. She knew that they loved her and had rules for their protection. She knew that as her Daddy continued to switch her, that it was for the benefit of her siblings as well as for herself.. Daddy landed fifteen licks to the bare and then released her.

"Go to bed," he scolded.

All of the children left the room like a flash of lightning. Mackenna picked up her shorts and underwear and preceeded upstairs with them.She was crying to much to tell her momma how sorry she was. She was afraid to speak to her daddy, in fear that he might decide to lay a few more on her. When they all reached the upstairs of the house, they all surrounded Mackenna and hugged her. They were all really close and felt her pain. Mackenna went to her room and shut her door, stripped off everything and put on only a light cotton loose fitting gown. It was a very hot summer night, so she lay on top of her covers. She lay in the darkness of her room and continued to whimper from the pain of her punishment.

The next morning she was called awake by her mothers voice. Her mother rubbed medicine on her legs and bottom to help heal the marks left by the switch...They talked about her behavior and she finally got to explain to her mother that she had been thoughtless, but that it wasn't intentional. She would allow her well punished child one day of solitude to fully understand the punishment she had received. Then she would accept punishment from her mother in the days to come in the form of extra chores, no friends and no bike for two weeks. Later that evening, she was visited by her father. Mackenna thought she understood her fathers harshness in the form of love, but when she saw him, she felt very hurt instead.

"Daddy, I'm sorry, but I don't understand it.

He pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly as he took a seat on the side of her bed.

" You are my first born, and I love you dearly. If I have to take the switch to you to keep you safe, and to make that clear to you, then I will. I could have put you over my knee, but what you did was different than you other misbehaviors. This is different than talking back or not doing your chores or fighting with your sisters and brothers. I want you to understand that." He hugged her again.

Mackenna had never thought of it like that but she could see that her dad was right and she knew what she had to do.

"I do understand Daddy, I do. I'm so sorry I frightened you and Momma, and I promise I won't ever do it again.

Posted Replies

Speaking of favorite story types... this one hit the nail on the head! Thanks for sharing. Please post more!

Ms.BhavinU

I just absolutely loved this story. I like stories of kids getting spankings. thanks,
Scott

This was a wonderful example of loving discipline and very well written too
Thanks, Kate

I liked it. One thing though, her name is Mackenna, which is a great name, and her older sister Mackenzie, wouldn't that get confusing for the parents? LOL
Wendy

Loved this... I don't know if you got an email from me already but I see my first reply went down with the bot... So please do write and post me some more of your wonderful stories. I liked this so much.
Lori