We believe in free spankings around our house. If the rear is left open and available, you may be repeatedly swatted until you get it protected. This is particularly fun when you pick unsuspecting boys up and flip them over your shoulder and walk around calling “Free spankings!!” and everyone you walk past gets to swat the backside! There is usually a lot of kicking and squealing and laughing to follow. So this is a regular practice and Billy has totally picked up on it–to his delight and Ricky’s misery! Just this morning, Ricky was crawling under the ottoman (who knows why nearly 4 year olds do what they do) and got about half way under when he and his toy got stuck. Ricky started calling out for me to help him and I was in no hurry knowing he wasn’t truly stuck, just slightly stuck, and before I could help Ricky, there was Billy taking advantage of a great free spankings opportunity! From under the ottoman you could hear the muffled, “Billy, stop it! No free spankings!” And I could clearly see the evil smile and hear the evil laughing from the outside.