Dear Aunt Kay,
My wife is most definitely a Disciplinary Wife, but in a different way from some of the other wives described here. I recognize, as she originally pointed out to me, that the vast majority of men are in need of a woman's guidance to overcome certain bad tendencies that they seem to be born with. I had to agree that I have many of them myself, including tendencies to be unreliable, inconsiderate, rude, careless with the truth, messy, grumpy, surly - I'm sure you could add to the list with other faults that no wife should have to tolerate.
I agree that a wife has the right, even the duty, to punish such behavior, but honestly, I think that some of the wives here are doing far more than that. They are dominating every aspect of life and treating their men as servants. My wife doesn't do that. She merely punishes bad behavior and encourages good behavior.
She is quite firm and strict in that regard, and once she decides to punish there is no use trying to talk her out of it. She uses tried and true old-fashioned spankings - over her lap and with the bottom bare - and is surprisingly severe for a woman who is ordinarily so sweet and kind. She also believes in face-slapping, several slaps to each cheek, if she thinks my attitude warrants it and especially if I don't get my pants off and go over her lap immediately when ordered.
But on most family matters we discuss things, and I have an equal say, and in some areas where I have the expertise she yields to my opinion. Granted, she does have an edge in these discussions, in that she always has the right to slap and spank if she thinks I'm being obdurate.
All in all, I think our arrangement works very well, and I'm a better man for it.
Tom