Have a great time with the guys, JL!
Thanks for the comfort, you guys. I hope it is just a stress thing.
OOTT, I can only remember getting the belt twice, but my mom used to slap me in the face every day (I was a sassy and disrespectful kid, it's true).
A lot of the time she hit me with one of those Bolo bouncing ball paddles from the five and dime. I never got to practice bouncing the ball: my mom always ripped it off and kept the paddle for my backtalking butt!