For Mother's Day - Part I
a two-part story by giffenprep-deactivated
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It was my freshman year in college and I had gotten my mom a bouquet of flowers for Motherâs Day. We celebrated by going to a long brunch that included mimosas, that may have been a factor.
âYou really deserved better from me,â I tell her. âIâm really sorry for all the times I was rude to you or a lot of the things I did.â
âItâs okay, sweetie,â she tells me magnanimously. âAll kids go through that. Itâs part of growing up.â
âI know, but,â I say, taking a deep breath, âSometimes I wish youâd just spank me when I do that stuff.â There. Iâve said it.
âWhat? What stuff?â she asks, shocked.
âYou know, being rude. Even yelling at you sometimes. And, even other stuff that you think I shouldnât be doing, I guess.â Already Iâm questioning if I should have ever said such a thing.
âDo you remember the last time I spanked you?â she asks, âThe way you kicked and cried and carried on?â
âUm, yeah, kinda,â I mumble, blushing. âProbably wouldnât take much of that and Iâd stop real fast.â
âYouâd hate it, you know,â she reminds me. âAnd youâd have to go along. I couldnât wrestle with you.â
âNo, right. I guess Iâd have to let you.â
âEven when youâre angry at me. I could give us time to cool off, but sooner or later,â she paused before adding, âYouâd have to go over my knee.â
Weâre quiet for a minute or two.
âDumb idea,â I say at last.
âItâs not that I donât appreciate the sentiment,â she assures me, âBut you would hate it.â
âYeah,â is all I can say, so, more quiet.
After another minute I say, âWould it even work?â
That, apparently, was the magic words. âOh, it would work,â Mom says. âMe taking down your pants, putting you over my knee, and turning your backside bright red? Thereâs a lot of things you wouldnât do twice!â
âA lot?â I ask, a little alarmed. âLike what?â
âWell, maybe not a lot. I just meant that if I spanked you for something, you wouldnât want to do it again.â
âNo, Iâll bet,â I say.
âRudeness? Yelling would go right out the window,â she muses. âStaying out too late on a school night.â
âIf you had a big test the next day, maybe, yes,â my mom says. âGoofing off when you need to be studying,â she suggests.
âNow wait a minute,â I object.
âOkay, not that one, maybe. Unless I thought you really needed it.â
âWould you at least warn me first?â I ask. I donât really know what I want, but some sort of balance between treating her well and living under a dictator would be good.
âSweetie, I warn you three, four, five times. At some point, you probably do deserve a spanking!â she jokes.
âYeah, I suppose so,â I admit.
âAfter all, Iâm paying for your college,â she reminds me.
âYes, I know. And I really, really appreciate it, Mom. You know that, right?â
âI do know. But I have to protect my investment!â she says with a chuckle.
âOf course you do,â I agree, smiling. âI need to do my best for you.â
âLying,â she says suddenly. I look at her, raising an eyebrow. âIf you ever lied to me, you wouldnât sit for a week!â
âI donât lie to you!â I protest.
âHmmm. I donât know that you tell me everything, either,â she says, and I canât tell if sheâs joking.
âThings sure would be different,â I chuckle, trying to keep the mood light.
âFor the better,â she adds.
âFor you, maybe,â I laugh.
âDefinitely for me,â she agrees, âBut for you, too.â
I just give her a questioning look and wait for her to go on.
âI mean, Iâm sure you would lose some bad behaviors, and that would benefit you in the long run.â
âIn the long run, yes,â I say, the grim reality at last settling in. I take a deep breath.
âSo tell me, Mom,â I ask at last. âWould you say this is the best Motherâs Day present ever?â
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