Platypus1900. 'The cane was used very infrequently and with no joy to me I assure you'

Ah well, if you didn't enjoy caning the under 12 kids then that's ok then, all is forgiven.

You still haven't said what the canes were made of?
Metal?
Wood?
Bamboo?
Leather? No, that wouldn't be stiff enough, or painful enough.
How about a tree branch?

metal...with spikes coated with poison
:)

I'm not surprised... : )

"My children were NEVER caned or punished or even scolded for soiling nappies."

Strange of you to infer something which was not implied... Do the points I did, in fact, raise require more time to consider, or ignore?

WmTrevor,

Platypus was fairly upfront with what he considered a caning offence in his 2 - 12 year-olds.

"and there are just that few categories that will call for the cane

a. telling lies
b. disrespectful to elders
c. cheating
d. engaging in activity that is life threatening
e. not doing homework or putting their best into studies"

Suse canes are just that.

They are made from Lawyer Cane, a tropical rainforest plant.