The Advantages of� being a Strong, Tough Little Girl By M.C. A girl describes how she, through her strength and tough love, united two grieving families. 1) Introduction Hi. My name is Susan Morgan but my friends all call me Sue for short. Some of them even call me 'Super Sue' because, quite simply, I'm one tough little girl. And when I say tough, I mean TOUGH. I don't know why this is. I mean I've never studied any martial arts or anything like that (although I've beaten up many people who have). And I only stand five feet-four inches tall and weigh around 120 pounds. All I know is that for as long as I can remember I've always been very strong and VERY tough. I've never lost a single fight in my life, even though most of the people, all of whom were guys by-the-way, that I've mixed it up with over the years were both larger and stronger than me - and some of them much larger and stronger. But it never seemed to matter much because after our fight was over, they were always the ones who winded up battered and beaten. In fact many of them told me afterward that they had never been hit harder than when I punched them and I usually thanked them for the compliment. That's simply the way it is; and always has been. One of the disadvantages of being a strong, tough girl like me is that it's kind of hard to get boys to date you. After all, what boy wants to go out with a girl who can kick his ass without even getting her hair mussed? Not too many I found out. And when I did finally get a date for our school's New Years Eve party last year it was only because I told the cute guy in my math class that if he didn't take me I'd beat the crap out of him. He wasn't stupid so he agreed. I had a wonderful time but something tells me he didn't enjoy it so much. Hmmm, I wonder why? Anyway, I finally figured out a way to solve this boy problem of mine, as well as several other family problems at the same time. And here's how it happened: 2) My Story Begins Last year my father passed away from cancer (he was only 50 years old). And, as you can probably imagine, the results for my mother, older sister and me were horrible; we basically had to begin life anew. My mom got a job as a bank manager in a different city so we had to sell our home and move to a new place. Which meant that my sister and I had to transfer to a new school. As I was sixteen years old at the time and my older sister Sharon seventeen, we started attending a high school where we had no friends. A new job for my mother, a new school for Sharon and me, and a new neighborhood for us to live in. No doubt about it, moving definitely sucks. On one of my very first days in my new school I saw something that disturbed me. I saw a large kid picking on a smaller one. I have always despised bullies, boys - and they're almost always boys - who think that because they're bigger and stronger than other kids, feel that that gives them the right to pick on and intimidate them; and this boy was no exception. He literally towered over the boy that he was intimidating. Well as I just mentioned, I'm a pretty tough girl who despises bullies. So I decided to do something about it. 'Leave him alone you big bully!' I said firmly as I walked up and placed myself in-between him and the boy he was picking on. 'If you want to fight someone, then fight me tough guy; unless, of course, you're afraid to get your ass kicked by a girl that is.' Experience has taught me how to bait a boy into doing exactly what I want them to do (it's really quite easy actually, just threaten their male ego and the rest just kinds of falls into place). And this boy Jerry, who is in my history class, was no exception to that rule. And so we fought. Although Jerry stood around six feet tall to my five feet-four, and probably out- weighted me by at least eighty pounds, I had absolutely no problem pounding him into submission (did I mention earlier that I'm one tough little girl?). For despite his superior size and weight advantage, he was simply no match for my strength and sheer toughness. To even call it a fight would be somewhat of a misnomer. A massacre would be a more accurate description to describe it. For against me - boyo al girlo - Jerry never stood a chance. After I beat Jerry into submission, I forced him to apologize to the boy he was bullying and promise that he would never bully anyone in the school again. It must have been difficult for him to swallow what was left of his pride after having been beaten up so comprehensively by a much smaller girl in front of a lot of the other students; but I was adamant. And after threatening to take him over my knees and give him a good spanking in front of everyone, Jerry reluctantly agreed to my demands (for some reason that always seems to work with bullies. I wonder why). And then I sent him home. In most instances that would have been the end of the story. Because after pummeling the bully and making him promise to behave himself from then on they usually did what I told them to do; knowing the consequences that would await them if they didn't. But with Jerry and his family - I'll call them the Johnsons from now on because that was their last name - it wasn't. In fact as things would turn out, it was to be just the beginning. Because the very next day Jerry brought over his larger, stronger and tougher older brother Ron, who was a senior and the star linebacker of our high school's football team, to avenge his brother's humiliation the previous day and to teach me a lesson I guess. Well, it was me who wound up teaching him a lesson (giggles). And after I finished punching out the large, tough football player, I ran after Jerry who was watching. And when I caught him (did I mention that in addition to being an excellent fighter I'm also a very fast runner?), I gave him another good beating. So, after beating up Jerry twice as well as his tougher older brother Ron, you might have thought that the Johnsons would have had enough of me; right? Well, think again. For the Johnsons were nothing if not persistent. Because the very next day I was called into the Principal's office. Little ole me called into the Principal's office? What could I possibly have done? When I entered the Principal's office, I saw a very large and angry man standing next to Jerry and Ron. And when I say angry, I mean furious. 'This is the girl that beat the crap out of both of you?' he bellowed. 'This little girl? I'm ashamed of the both of you! I'm embarrassed to call you two my sons!' He was speaking directly to Jerry and Ron when he said this. And as I watched them lower their heads in shame, I couldn't help but feel sorry for them. I mean even though it was their fault that I had to beat them up, I nevertheless still felt the urge to say something. 'What kind of father are you Mr. Johnson?' I blurted out. 'These are your sons. I mean yes, even though they're both bullies and totally deserved the beatings I gave them, they at least deserve more respect from their father than this. Don't they?' I was getting very angry now and that's definitely not a good thing - for the person I'm getting angry at that is. 'You keep out of this girlie!' he barked at me. 'I'll deal with my sons as I see fit. So just shut the hell up and mind your own God Damn business!' (Note to anyone reading this who should happen to meet me: What Mr. Johnson had just said is probably the worst thing he could have said; as he was about to find out). 'My, my, how rude of you Mr. Johnson. It looks like somebody needs to teach you a good lesson in manners too; just like I did to Jerry and Ron here (I winked at them when I said this). You're not afraid to fight a little girl like me are you? Mr. rough, tough macho man.' I guess that being challenged by a sixteen year-old girl half his size in front of his sons was a bit too much for this big, strong, tough-guy to take; just as I had anticipated it would be. And so right there Mr. Johnson accepted my challenge and we began our fight - in the Principal's office no less! Well, ��fight' is really something of a misnomer; because I kicked his ass but good (did I mention earlier that I'm one really strong, tough girl?). So despite his vastly superior size advantage, I basically used him for a punching bag, and took a great deal of delight in doing so. As was battering Mr. Johnson all around the Principal's office, what was the reaction of Ms. Richards - the school's Principal - to all of this? Amazingly, she was smiling! In fact she even gave me encouragement by shouting 'You go girl!' while I was pounding him. (Afterwards Ms. Richards would tell me why she felt that way and it was to prove very enlightening). Anyway, after beating this nasty man into submission, I decided that he hadn't learned his lesson yet. So, what's a girl to do? I grabbed him firmly by the collar of his shirt and dragged him over to a near-by chair. Then I sat down, yanked the large man across my knees, pulled down his pants and proceeded to give him a good, well-deserved spanking with my strong right hand. And as I did so, I ordered Jerry and Ron to watch. 'If I catch either one of you looking away I'm going to give you a good spanking too! Understand?' The reason that I felt it was necessary to humiliate Mr. Johnson in front of his sons after the beating I had just given him was not just because he had been so nasty to me, but I also felt that as their father, he was largely responsible for the way they both were behaving and, therefore, needed to be punished too. It must have been very difficult for Jerry and Ron to watch their big, strong, tough, macho father that they no doubt looked up to first get beaten up by a much smaller 16 year-old girl, and then spanked to tears by her. But because all three of them were so naughty, I felt that they all needed to be taught a good lesson in manners. After Mr. Johnson started to cry I stopped spanking him and made him apologize to me for being rude. Then I ordered him and his sons to stand next to each other against a wall, stood before them with my hands on my hips and gave them a stern lecture on how I expected them to behave from then on. Satisfied that they had now learned their lesson, I sent them home to think about what they can do to improve themselves. After Mr. Johnson, Ron and Jerry, heads bowed in shame, left the Principal's office, Ms. Richards explained the situation about the Johnson family to me and why they behaved the way they did. 'Philip Johnson and his sons weren't always like this Susan. In fact they were a very nice family until two years ago when Philip's wife Mary passed away from breast cancer (sound familiar?). And I guess that after that, Philip, who manages several garages around the city, just wasn't up to the task of raising his two sons while also managing his businesses all by himself. And that's when things starting to go downhill for the Johnson family.' 'As the principal of the schools that Jerry and Ron attended, I witnessed the change in their personalities firsthand. I tried to council Mr. Johnson as to how he could best raise his sons under these trying circumstances, but I guess that after the loss of his wife he just gave up and concentrated only on his business while leaving his sons to grow up as they pleased. But as you can clearly see, it didn't work out too well for the boys.' Then Ms. Richards smiled at me and added, 'And that's why I was cheering you on when you were pounding and spanking Philip, Susan; and didn't say anything when I learned about the beatings that you gave Jerry and Ron the past two days. Because although your methods may be a bit too harsh for my personal tastes, ironically, it may be the only way for them to turn their lives around before it's too late.' I thanked Ms. Richards for her explanation and for not being angry with me for what I had done. I even asked her for the address of the Johnson's home (I was surprised to see that they lived just a few blocks away from me). When she gave me their address, Ms. Richards asked me why I wanted it. 'Oh, I'm not sure,' I replied. 'Who knows? I may want to drop by and pay them a little visit someday.' And as I left Ms. Richards office, I couldn't help but notice the cryptic smile that she had on her face. 3) My devious plan: Part one Neither Jerry or Ron showed up at school the next day, nor the day after that either. And after the third straight day of their absence I began to get a little bit concerned. 'Could it be because of the beatings I gave them?' I wondered. So as I was walking home from school that day, I decided to pay the Johnsons a visit and find out just what was going on. As I approached their house two things struck me. One - how large it was. It appeared to be about twice as large as the one my mom, sister and I were living in. And two - how totally unkept it was; at least from the outside. The front lawn was full of weeds and the fence around it was broken in many places and badly in need of a paint job; as did the outside of the house itself. 'It looks like what this place needs is a woman's touch,' I said to myself as I rang the front doorbell. 'What are you doing here?' Mr. Johnson screamed as he opened the front door and saw my smiling face looking up at him. 'Get the hell out of here!' But before he could slam the door in my face, I shoved the large man aside and entered his home. Then I situated myself in the center of their copious living room. 'Just as I suspected,' I said as I looked around at the complete mess inside. 'This place looks like a pigsty. It looks like we have some serious work to do here.' 'What the hell are you talking about? And what's this we business? This is our home girlie. And you have absolutely no right to be here. Especially after what you did to me and my sons this week. So get the hell out of here now! Or else!' 'Or else what Mr. Johnson?' I calmly asked as I put down my purse. 'Are you going to throw me out? (I smiled when I said this). Then I looked over at Jerry and Ron who were standing near-by. 'Maybe you'd have more luck if all three of you tried to throw me out.' I was baiting the Johnsons now. But I had just come up with a devious plan as to how I can kill not two, but three birds with one stone (I'll explain that later). And what I was about to do next was an important part of it. 'Come on boys,' I taunted them. 'Let's see if the three of you rough, tough macho guys can take down little ole me.' Well, as I was hoping they would, they all attacked me at once. But despite each one being larger than I was, I had little difficulty battering the three of them around the room. I even managed to tease them while I was doing so. 'What's the matter tough guys? Is one little girl too much for the three of you?' I glanced at my reflection in the mirror on the wall and added with a giggle, 'My pretty hair isn't even mussed; tee, hee, hee. (I even fluffed it up to further rub it in). Boy, some tough guys you are.' About ten minutes after my fight with the Johnsons began I flattened Ron for the fourth and final time. I had already put both his father and Jerry down for the count a bit earlier but I do have to give Ron credit for this, he certainly can take a punch. All three of the Johnsons were now lying on the living room floor and it didn't seem like they would be getting up anytime soon; so badly beaten up were they. I let them lay there for a while and went over to my purse, took out my hairbrush and calmly began to brush my long, pretty brown hair; thus rubbing in the fact that these three tough guys were all beaten up by just one girl. I can be such a tease sometimes (giggle). After I finished brushing my hair, I returned the hairbrush to my purse and ordered Mr. Johnson, Ron and Jerry to get up and sit together on the large sofa. Fortunately for them they meekly did as they were told. Then I stood before them and put my hands on my hips. 'O.K. boys,' I began, 'I think you've had enough of a beating for today. Now it's time for us to have a little girl-to-guys talk. That's where the girl does the talking and the guys do the listening. And if I catch any of you not paying attention to me while I'm talking �" SMACK! �" (I slammed my right fist hard into my left palm). Did I make myself clear?' I then gave the Johnson family a stern lecture about how things in their lives were going to be different from then on. 'Principal Richards explained to me about how your lives have changed ever since your wife and mother passed away two years ago. My family has been suffering too after the passing of my dad last year; also because of cancer. But our lives didn't fall apart because of it. True we were knocked down, but then we picked ourselves back up. Life, as they say, goes on. And with my firm but loving hand, your lives will too. And we're going to start by cleaning up this nice, big, but very messy house of yours.' 'What?' Mr. Johnson blurted out. 'What gives you the right to just come in here and take over our lives? Who in the hell do you think you are?' SLAP! CRACK! SLAP! CRACK! With my strong, open right hand I began to slap Mr. Johnson hard, back and forth across his face. 'Don't you ever interrupted me again Philip. SLAP! (it was the first time that I ever called him by his first name). Because the next time you do CRACK! I'm going to take you across my knees again and give you another good spanking SLAP! Just like I did in Principal Richards' office. CRACK! Do you understand?' SLAP! CRACK! SLAP! If done right an openhanded slap can hurt as much, if not more, than a good punch. Or at least that's what some of the guys that I've beaten up have told me afterwards. I've never experienced it for myself though because I'm always the one that's doing the punching and slapping (smirk). But because it didn't take too long for me to reduce this rough, tough macho man to tears, there must be something to that. 'Now hush up until I've finished!' I then looked sternly at Ron and Jerry. 'And that goes for you too!' Satisfied that I had made my point and wouldn't be interrupted again, I continued my lecture. 'Starting today and every day from now on I'm going to give each one of you chores to do around your house and yard. Things are a total disaster around here so we're going to make things right again; as I'm sure they were when Mary was alive. And if I find the next day that you haven't done the chores that I asked you to do, or that you didn't do them to my satisfaction, then I'm going to give you a good, hard spanking. Is that clear?' 'Furthermore, I expect both you, Ron and Jerry, to return to school tomorrow and never miss another day again. Ms. Richards told me that you used to be good students but your grades took a nosedive over the past two years. Well, that's all going to change now. How do you expect to play college football with your lousy grade point average Ronny? From now on every day after football practice you're to come directly home and do your homework; all of it! And I'll be checking to see that you do. And that goes for you too Jerry. Since we share our last class of the day, we'll walk home and do our homework together. I'm a straight A student and can help you with whatever you need.' Now you may think that I was being way too strict with the Johnson family - having already beaten them up and humiliating them and all. But experience has taught me, at the ripe old age of sixteen, that being nice and polite doesn't work in these types of situations. If I want a bully to change his behavior, then flashing him a pretty smile and politely asking him to treat the other kids in school nicer wouldn't get me very far. But, on the other hand, if I give him a good, comprehensive beating followed by a stern warning that he'd better not bully anybody again, he always gets my point. It's funny how that always seems to works (wink). Am I being too harsh? Well, here's an example of an incident that happened with the Johnson family and you decide: The Saturday after I began to my retraining sessions with the Johnson family, I walked over to their home to see how things were going. And when I entered, I saw something that disturbed me. Philip and Jerry were out in the backyard doing the chores that I had given them to do; but Ron was sitting on the sofa and watching a football game on T.V. 'What are you doing in here Ron?' I asked. 'I finished all of the chores that you gave me to do today Susan, so now I'm watching the football game.' I checked to see whether Ron had indeed finished his chores that I had given him to do that day and, sure enough, he had. But there was another issue here that needed to be addressed; and so I did. I called Philip and Jerry to come inside, sat them down on the sofa and switched off the T.V. 'We have a problem here,' I began in a stern tone of voice, 'which I intend to rectify immediately. Ron, it's true that you had finished your chores for today, but your father and brother still hadn't completed theirs. So even though your chores were done, you should have gone outside to help your father and brother finish theirs so that you could all watch the football game together. A good family should all work together and help each other out. But you thought only of yourself Ron, and that is unacceptable to me. So I'm afraid that I'm going to have to punish you. I grabbed him firmly by the shirt and dragged the large high school football star over to the 'spanking chair' - the chair that I always use when I need to punish one of the Johnsons. 'This is what happens when you don't help out the other members of your family,' I said, and then proceeded to give Ron a good spanking while forcing Philip and Jerry to watch. Harsh? Maybe. But effective? Definitely. Because after that, nobody ever failed to help out the other members of their family again. But in addition to taming these wild stallions, I also had an ulterior, and more personal, motive. Which brings me to the second part of my plan. 4) My devious plan: Part two Two weeks had passed since I began to retrain the Johnson family and, I'd have to say, things were moving along much better than I had expected. Although it took a few more beatings and spankings, Philip and his sons eventually came around to accepting their situation - not that I gave them any choice in the matter (wink). I knew that someday they would thank me for what I was doing. But in the meantime they were progressing very nicely. The work in and around their large house was almost finished and it really is a beautiful home. And so I decided that it was time to enact the second part of my devious plan. It was a Thursday afternoon and Philip, Ronny (I've taken to calling him that) and Jerry had just finished their daily chores. After my inspection (in which, much to their delight, I gave them all a passing grade), I sat them down on the sofa and again stood before them with my hands on my hips. 'You boys have done a marvelous job over the past week; and I'm very proud of you. Your home is indeed beautiful. It's a home you can be proud to live in.' I paused briefly before continuing. 'And now for the next part of your retraining.' 'As you know, my family, like yours, also suffered a tragic loss not too long ago when my loving father, just like your mother, passed away because of cancer and left me, my mom, and my sister behind. And just like you, we need friends and companionship. So here's what we're going to do. Philip and Ron, you're going to get yourselves cleaned up and dress nicely. And then you're going to walk over to our house, it's only two blocks from here and introduce yourselves and offer to take them out this Friday night. As we're still relatively new in the neighborhood, neither my mom nor my sister Sharon, who's very shy, have any friends here. So I think it would be a great idea if you boys would do that.' 'But��but Susan,' Ron said, 'I already have a girlfriend. It's Cathy, the head cheerleader. And we've already made plans to go out this Friday.' 'Ooof,' I groaned. Boys can be so complicated sometimes. 'Then I'm afraid that you're just going to have to break your date with Cindy; because on Friday you're taking my sister Sharon out! And furthermore, I want you to call Cindy right now and break off your relationship with her. And I do mean NOW! From now on you'll be seeing my sister Sharon!' 'But��but Susan, you've got to understand��' Frustrated now, I grabbed Ron firmly by his shirt and dragged him over to the spanking chair for another good you-know-what (did I ever mention just how dangerous it can be to cross me?). But before I started spanking Ron I looked over at his younger brother. 'Jerry, will you bring me my hairbrush from my purse.' (No, I wasn't going to spank Ronny with it, I much prefer to use my strong right hand; skin-on-skin so to speak). When he brought it over I smiled up at him and said, 'I want you to brush my pretty hair while I'm spanking your naughty older brother.' Like I knew he would, Jerry obediently began to brush and began to spank. 'Cindy is a beautiful girl Ronny - SPANK! - and I'm sure that she'll have no problem whatsoever - SPANK! - finding herself another boyfriend - SPANK! So I shouldn't feel too sorry for her. SPANK! But you will be dating my sister Sharon from now on! SPANK! And don't you ever disobey me again! SPANK! Understand?' SPANK! SPANK! SPANK! And how did I know that Sharon would even be interested in Ron you ask? Well, my sister and I are very close. And one night, shortly after we moved into this neighborhood and started to attend our new school, Sharon and I were engaging in a little bit of sisterly chat. And she confided in me then that she thought Ronny was kind of cute. Which was kind of ironic because I thought that his younger brother Jerry (who, as I mentioned earlier, is in my history class) was also kind of cute. And let's not forget that both my mother and Philip have recently, and tragically, lost their life partners. So, when I said that this might be a way to kill three birds with one stone, now you understand what I was referring to. As Ronny was crying like a baby now I stopped spanking him and let him cry himself out. And when his cries turned to quiet sobbing, I leaned over and, in a soft and gentle tone of voice, asked him if he was ready to do what I had requested of him; namely, to break up with his current girlfriend and start dating my sister. After a short pause he agreed. Which saved me the trouble of having to spank him some more (cute though his tushie was). I handed him his cell phone and put it on speaker mode so that I could hear their entire conversation. And when I was satisfied that it all turned out well, (at least as far as I was concerned), I dialed my sister's number and told Ron exactly what I wanted him to say: that he knew Sharon was a new girl in the neighborhood and he wanted to come over and get to know her better. And when I heard the excitement in Sharon's voice when Ron said this to her, it warmed my heart. And as if any more proof was necessary, it convinced me that little sister (me that is) had done the right thing. 'That's one down and two more to go,' I said to myself. 'O.K. Mr. Johnson,' I said after I sent Ronny to his room and I rose from the chair. 'Now it's your turn. Are you going to be a good boy and do what I tell you? Or should I spank you first and then tell you what you're going to do? The choice is yours because either way it doesn't matter to me. And in the end you know that you're going to have to do it anyway.' The once proud and tough man - now reduced to just a shell of his former self by little ole me - bowed his head and meekly murmured, 'I'll do what you ask Susan.' 'Good,' I said, 'that saves me the trouble of having to spank you. So this is what you're going to do. Like Ronny, you're going to go to your room now and clean yourself up. Dress up in some nice clothes and go with Ron over to my house and introduce yourself to my mother. Her name is Linda and you're going to ask her out this Friday. You'll treat her kindly and make her feel welcome.' 'Now I know that even I can't force you and her to like each other - that's a question of the chemistry between the two of you. But you can at least get get to know one another and make her feel welcome in our new neighbor- hood. After that, whatever happens, happens. Now be a good boy and go get yourself ready.' After Philip went off to his room to get ready for his meeting with my mom, I thought to myself, 'Well, that's two down and just one more to go.' I looked over at Jerry and smiled. 'Well Jerry,' I said as I began to slowly walk towards him. 'I guess it's just you and me now.' I could see that he was shaking as I approached him. Could he possibly be intimidated my little ole me? I can't for the life of me wonder why (grin). To put his mind at ease I sat down next to him, took his hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. 'Don't be afraid of me sweetie pie,' I cooed. 'I won't beat you up or spank you again; provided that you do what I tell you to do that is.' You see? I can be gentle and sweet when I want to be (smirk). 'Why did you force me to brush your hair while you were spanking Ron?' he asked. 'Was that to humiliate me too Susan?' 'I had several reasons for doing that Jerry. The first was to assert the complete domination that I have over you. By forcing you to do something that I know you obviously didn't want to do, I reinforced the fact that I'm the one who's in control here. The second: I know how much you idolize your older brother, one of the stars of our high school football team. So by spanking him to tears while you were forced to brush my pretty hair, I established a new pecking order between you, your brother and me - with me at the top. And third reason (I began to giggle now) is because it makes me feel so damn good to force boys to do things like that; tee, hee, hee.' Still holding Jerry's hand, I got up, yanked him to his feet and led him towards his bedroom. 'Your father and older brother are going to get acquainted with my mother and sister soon. So what do you say that you and I do likewise?' I led Jerry into his bedroom and closed the door behind us. 5) Epilogue: Six Months Later Well, a half a year has gone by since I straightened out the Johnson family and got them together with mine. And I have to say that things have worked out exactly the way I was hoping they would; better even. First of all, Philip and my mom really hit it off right from the start. So much so in fact that, after dating her for only three months, he proposed to her. Philip was a bit reluctant to pop the question at first, but I was able to convince him that it was the right thing for both of them (one should never underestimate just how persuasive a good spanking can be to help people see the what's right for them - wink). And as the Johnson's home was so much larger than the one that we were living in, after my mom and Philip got married, she sold our home and we moved into theirs. Ron and Sharon also found their significant others. They're not only going steady, but next fall they'll both be attending the university where Ron will be the starting middle linebacker for the university's football team. Not too bad for a freshman. I guess all those rigorous training sessions that I put him through to toughen him up paid off. Susan and Ron will be living together in an apartment just off campus and I couldn't be happier for them. It also means that I'll get to have Sharon's bedroom which is much larger than mine. Yea! And as for me, Jerry and I are also going steady. It was a little difficult for him at first to come to terms with having a girlfriend that's quite a bit stronger and tougher than he is, but he eventually he came around to accepting it - not that I gave him any choice in the matter (wink). The boys have been behaving themselves very well recently so I haven't had to discipline any of them for quite some time. In fact the last time I had to administer a good spanking was two months ago when Philip had forgotten my mother's birthday. Well, I can guarantee you that he won't be doing that again - if you catch my drift. So we are all one big happy family now and living together under the same roof in love, peace and harmony (so long as the boys do their chores on time that is). And it's all because of little ole me. So, what's the moral of this story you ask? Well I think it's pretty obvious sn't it? The moral of this story is that there are definitely advantages to being a strong, tough little girl. And if you don't believe me, just ask the Johnsons (wink).