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Originally posted by Cataka
reply to post by randyvs
Poison in the air they breathe, poison in the water they drink, poison in the water they bathe in, poison in the food they eat, poison in the pills they take, poison in the clothing they wear and wash their clothes in, and poison in the injections they are given.
Couple that with a pathetic schooling system and 24 hour blasting of reality shows that teach them the only thing of concern in life is how to be more like the people from Jersey Shore and you've got a war for their mind you can't win.
Originally posted by schuyler
There are a lot of issues here, but I'd just like to tackle one and leave the others to others.
We have been emsculated as parents. When I was a kid it didn't happen often, but once in awhile I got spanked, on the butt, hard. I was never "beaten," but corporal punishement was deemed proper. I remember in Jr. High School if a guy acted out he was paddled with this huge board. Whack!! And that was considered ok, in loco parentis. When I was a kid if I got bad grades, my parents got on my case and demanded I do better.
These days if you look at your kid with cross eyes it's considered child abuse and as likely a not the Children's Protective Services will take your kids away. You can't touch a kid--ever, and the fact is, they know it and use it against you. If the kid is 18 and still in high school, as mine was, as a parent you're not even entitled to see their grades! You're expected to pay their entire bill at college, but you have no say in what they do.
This is completely insane. If the government takes away our ability to BE parents, we can hardly be blamed if we have trouble doing it. And that's just one issue of many.edit on 1/25/2012 by schuyler because: (no reason given)
I believe in corporal punishment to the max. My mom would make me go out to our peach tree and pick a switch for her. Then I suffered the wrath of her lash. Always with my cloths on of course but man, that thing did hurt. And you know what ? I can't believe she didn't just kill me for the things I was doing. I deserved what I got and prolly more.
Spare the rod , spoil the child.
Originally posted by Bone75
I believe in corporal punishment to the max. My mom would make me go out to our peach tree and pick a switch for her. Then I suffered the wrath of her lash. Always with my cloths on of course but man, that thing did hurt. And you know what ? I can't believe she didn't just kill me for the things I was doing. I deserved what I got and prolly more.
Spare the rod , spoil the child.
Hahahaha! You just gave me some not-so pleasant flashbacks. I would always bring my mom the biggest damn switch I could find because they seemed to hurt less than the little ones.
Looking back I'd say I deserved all the whippings I got too, but the whippings didn't stop me from doing what I wanted to do. Grounding me was much more effective.edit on 25-1-2012 by Bone75 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Bone75
Grounding me was much more effective.
Originally posted by randyvs
Hey Bone,
I was such a terror, nothing worked for me. Ground me and I was out my bedroom window and off into the night and down to the construction of the sixty freeway I went. Start up an earth mover =and drive it in the night up and down the freeway all night long. Just me and two other young outlaws. I was off the hook.
Originally posted by Bone75
Originally posted by randyvs
Hey Bone,
I was such a terror, nothing worked for me. Ground me and I was out my bedroom window and off into the night and down to the construction of the sixty freeway I went. Start up an earth mover =and drive it in the night up and down the freeway all night long. Just me and two other young outlaws. I was off the hook.
Ahhh the good ole days. Yeah it sounds like your mom should've used the superglue and duct tape method on you
Originally posted by Manhater
reply to post by randyvs
Those two are so much alike at laziness, talking non stop, have to explain everything in detail, you just can't give me a dang synopsis of the story?, with attitude, it's pathetic, Kid acts just like her father and just like her mother. It's like disciplining two children. Geez and their not even my own kids. Be damned if my possible kid turns out to be like those two.edit on 25-1-2012 by Manhater because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Manhater
lol, I just told her mother, the rules, and she's like, you can tell her she can't go on your computer, but don't tell me how to discipline my child. I have to discipline her to do things. No, wonder this kid don't listen.
Originally posted by Bone75
Originally posted by Manhater
lol, I just told her mother, the rules, and she's like, you can tell her she can't go on your computer, but don't tell me how to discipline my child. I have to discipline her to do things. No, wonder this kid don't listen.
It sounds like you've got your hands full