We have an agreement that my guy is supposed to send me a journal entry every night, listing his transgressions throughout the day. I go over these items and decide whether a spanking is needed, or other punichments - typically corner time, possibly following by a spanking. If its to be a spanking, then what he gets it with. In this case, I decided a good hard paddling with the wooden paddle was warranted. Unfortunately for him, he was extra sensitive that day - as sometimes happens, for some reason - and it hurt a lot more than other times. But I kept going and got it good.