If you have ever wondered why over the knee (OTK) is frequently used to describe the most common position in which to administer a spanking – when bent over lap (BOL) or across the thighs (ATT) would provide a more accurate description for the popular image – the following may provide some insight. The short answer is that the use of OTK may have originated when mothers lectured children at their knee and then laid them prone atop one thigh – rather than bending them across both thighs – to receive traditional disciplining.It should also be remembered that, until fairly recently in human history, the most common implement used in discipline was some version the lowly switch. Even in the hands of the most inexperienced disciplinarian, it is very safe.The switch vs OTKThe original OTK is one of the few positions that allow a switch – or similar implement benefiting from leverage – to be freely used while maintaining control of the situation. As explained below, the buttocks of the penite...
