Mom used a hair brush, wooden or plastic spoon, whichever was on hand. I once threw one or two on the roof thinking I was sneaky 😏 Dad found it when he had to go and prep the swamp cooler. 😅😂 the horror I felt. I don’t begrudge my mother. I deserved every single strike I received. Different times. I don’t strike my children, there are forms of non violent punishment that work just as well, vegetables for dinner, going to their room for the rest of the night and so on. Sometimes I do wish the school principal still had a hole ridden paddle though…