[Margaret Pilkington]

My father only had to give us a certain look for us all to know that we had gone too far. And yes I did get my share of wallopings as a child....and they weren't the kind of gentle smack I would administer now(as a last resort)...so I guess I must fall into the category of an abused child.....but let me tell you, every one of them was for something that I KNEW I should not have been doing....did I fear my parents? only when I knew I had been up to no good, for I knew that the threats were NOT threats....the punishment would be meted out as promised. Did this lose my respect for my parents? No, on the contrary.....I knew them to be just and fair, and that we were ALL subjected to the same discipline.