Review: Abuse By Another Name
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 08 16, 2013
"Her Old Fashioned Husband" is the story of Frankie, a twenty-seven year old nurse, and Tom, her 31 year old husband. Frankie comes from a family where her father disciplined both his children and his wife with spanking. After her parents die when she is 15, her older brother takes over as head of household and continues the tradition. She marries Tom, a man of the same stripe.This is not a story of 'fun' spanking prior to sex, presumably made better by the mixture of pain and pleasure. This is a story of domestic discipline and lots of it. Most of the story takes place during a two week period when Tom takes his wife on a 'vacation' and makes all of her decisions for her down to when she goes to the bathroom, washing her hands for her after she eats, and fastening her seat belt for her. In truth, she's not given much more autonomy the rest of the time. She is a ball of nerves, and has trouble making good decisions. She is treated like a child, and she acts like one, and does some supremely stupid things.  - a perfect example of a self-fulfilling prophecy.The 'discipline' she receives is WAY over the top, more than I think anyone could endure and it is done in humiliating ways. She is not a masochist, and does enjoy it, but she thinks she deserves it and is grateful that she has someone who 'loves her enough to take care of her'. Of course, when her husband makes mistakes, there is no one there to 'discipline' him and he doesn't give himself 20 spanks with the hand, then 20 with the belt, then 20 with the paddle, and then 5 with a cane. But he does it to his wife, and though he says he doesn't like to do it, he does and he gets turned on by it.Would I recommend this book? NO, not unless you're a sadist.Reason for 1 star: While there may be some truth to consensual spanking being a type of foreplay, this book is not about that. It is about control and abuse.