Almost practically nobody puts baby in a corner

The problem with mandating corner time is dealing with the complaining. This can even occur after a spanking, when the recalcitrant young lady foolishly risks additional punishment by arguing. But despite this pending danger to her already besparkled backside, she often puts up more resistance to the idea of corner time than to the spanking itself:

"But it's so boring!"

"Please, can't we skip it?"

"Can't I stand at the kitchen and clean dishes at the same time, so I'm getting something done?"



Well, excuse me--I didn't realize this was PLANET BRAT, and we were all just revolving around your atmosphere. I deeply regret shattering your carefully maintained delusions, just as much as I regret waking up a sleepwalker. However, it must be done, so let's be clear...NO NO and NO.

Just as there is no crying in baseball, there is NO multi-tasking in corner time. There is standing and looking, and that's it. End of story.

Now I am not heartless, so I present--free of charge--these ideas for spankees to occupy themselves while engaged in corner time:

1. Study the walls carefully. If you see chips in the paint, perhaps you can offer to caulk and re-paint them later. Wouldn't that be nice of you?

2. Silently recite that poem they taught you in grade school. Poe's "The Bells" or the Canterbury Tales or whatever.

3. Mentally put together your next shopping list. Don't you need a dozen eggs?

4. Think how less boring this is than watching the last hour of "Return of the King" again.

5. Play an imaginary game of mental tetris. Darn those wacky blocks!

6. Why not take some time to truly appreciate the wall? It's a nice wall, and you don't get enough quality time with it.

7. Practice astral projection. Hey, you never know when it might actually work.

8. Think about how you're going to be good in the future....what? What's so funny?