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I am very interested in your petticoat discipline magazine, and believe it is an excellent publication. I hope to write with some specific detail soon on my treatment of my husband. He wears my old school uniform, which we all loathed (as do the present girls at the convent school). I feel it is VERY important (even essential, for proper humbling), to insist on worn & used items, by the way purchased (by the new incumbent, naturally) from shops specialising in second hand uniform – or, better still, from advertisements in the local newspaper.
 
In the meantime, I wonder if you are able to offer advice on the use of baby/toddlers reins on unruly 'boys'. I'm thinking here of those harnesses (preferably leather - often with a sweet picture motif on the front) - attached to which is a long rein for 'Mummy' to hold, and control movement. They would seem an excellent method of humiliation - while at the same time providing firm control. Especially if utilised outside..?

Yours,

Caroline

Well Caroline, you seem to have your naughty husband well in hand, and I congratulate you on your efforts. Yes, a school uniform is an excellent means of petticoat control. Does he wear navy or bottle green interlock school knickers with the rest his uniform? If you are buying things second hand, then you may have to put new elastic in the legs of his knickers. Years ago the school knicker elastic used to be very thick and tight, so make sure that the elastic you insert is the same. It will ensure that he feels his petticoated condition every minute that he is dressed in his uniform. You can also make him wear his school knickers to work, and his discomfort will serve as a constant reminder that you are in full control of the household.

Please do write about your experiences – that is what 'Petticoat Discipline Monthly' is all about. There are plenty of women amongst our readership who would benefit from hints from somebody like yourself, who has applied petticoat discipline so successfully.

With regard to baby reins (or harness), it was your advice letter, plus another letter that I received, which prompted me to make this edition of 'Petticoat Discipline Monthly' a baby reins 'special'. Do read my piece about Wilf's Creations: he just adores baby reins, and his are the best on the net. Certainly they are an excellent addition to other elements of nursery discipline. There are some things, such as a pram or a basinette, which mothers would like to provide for their sissy babies, but which cannot be obtained in a sufficiently large size. But you can get reins, and with the babyish motif on the front that you mention. I also believe that they should have little bells sewn on to them, and that they have proper felt linings.

As a means of discipline, they are very good for keeping baby in his high chair when you are feeding him, and for keeping his hands out of mischief. You can also tether him in the kitchen with baby reins if he has to do any housework there, such as washing up. And of course they will keep him in his playpen if you have to leave him alone for a while. They can be used outside, but you have to be careful. Nevertheless, under his sweater you can still control him so that he cannot leave your side when you are out shopping. Please write to me again with more about your experiences.
Susan 

Miss D. is 19 and writes: I have been going out with a boy of 20 who is an only child. Last week he invited me home to meet his widowed mother. When I knocked on the door and it was opened, I nearly fainted. My boy friend was standing there in girl's clothing, complete with high heels. He took me to meet his mother, who said that whenever they had female visitors she always dressed him as a maid to show that he was very domesticated. She said he was wonderful around the house and would make a good husband for the right girl.

I don't believe this is the reason. I think she does this so that any girl with whom her son associates will turn him down. I have spoken to him but he says he is not worried by having to dress up, and would rather not refuse because this would upset his mother. Should I give him up and look elsewhere or take him as he is? I love him very much.

Miss D.

This is a letter sent to me by Barry, whose experiences and letters are featured in the special section, 'Petticoating in Australia'. Turn him down? I would think that his mother has been very successful at making him just the kind of husband any sensible and strong willed girl would be after. If I were Miss D. I would grab him with both hands, and carry the precious little darling across the threshold before any other girl gets a chance!
Susan