Today, most young people may never have seen a good hardwood ruler. Try using a thin cork ruler or {shudder} A dollar store plastic Ruler and you may have some brief stings, but you won’t splash those bottom cheeks, nor will you put down the red marks she’ll feel the next day:
If you want to provide the proper ruler for spanking, my advice is to buy antique shops and real estate sales until you find the real article! When you find it, you will know it; the weight and authority of the work will make it clear.
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