Someone got busted!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62054&item=8107675670

If it's all true, then the kid got off light if all that happens is they sold his stupid video game system. Drinking, lying, destruction of property, .... at 13!:stupid:

Hey, I said it was new age punishment, not old school!

If I did that when I was his age, I would have lost more than that! Not the mention the smackin-around I would have received.

I did some pretty dumb and stupid things in my life growing up, but I always paid the price, too. Lots of spankin's, grounding, monetary payments, and the like. But I think I turned out pretty good. So far....

Believe me, I've thought about selling my kids video game systems on occasion. Taking gaming away from them for a week or a month is actually pretty effective, since they all just LOVE those video games.

And we all did stupid stuff as kids. The description in that add is stupid squared, though.

Grounding isnt suffeciant for punishment. When i was a bit younger(and smaller then my perents) i never got grounded once.

But boy did i get wipped. Now that im bigger then them acting out isnt as fun as it used to be so i generally try to stay out of trouble.

But that kid needs more then that. He need to go to rehab or somthing.

Bill

Must be something about teenagers from Arkansas.

Didnt realize it was from here

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Whenever I misbehaved when I was a kid I couldn't sit down for a week. (Spent a heck of a lot of time standing up).

I wonder if that kid ever had a smack from his parents ???

Rick.

I wonder how much of this is the parents doing? As an expecting Father, I have seen my sister give ther three kids their own TVs, Gameboys, PS2s, and the like for the entirety of their lives. They just have to whine to get, and they know the routine well.

My plan(and we all know about the best laid plans of Mice and Men...) is that there will be one set of this kind of stuf, it will be in the family room, and to use it, there will have to be agreement among those involved in the time alloted. Anybody who whines will be banished from further family exposure to their room(which will not be the vacation destinations that my sister has built for her Kids), but a decorated place to store the stuff I want them to have. My Dad did it this way, and I knew better than to ever disrespect him, I always knew his expectations, and I always knew he supported my decisions, but expected me to learn more from the bad ones. I am sure I will be challenged in this, but I see the way my sister is manipulated by her kids(and she is a school teacher whose students don't get their wool over her eyes), and I see the way she has taught them to walk all over her. I want to teach them better life lessons than that!

Yes, I know, it is easy to say, hard to do, and I have no experience at either!

Will

Hang in there Will. Congrats on the baby hope evrything turns out great for you and your new family.

Kids need a good beating every once in awhile just to let them know whos still in charge>

Hope my folks aint reading this :tapemouth

Originally posted by hls30.com

They just have to whine to get, and they know the routine well.

Will, I'm going through this now, so I'll shed a little insight. You have the right idea, so stick with it. Just make sure that what ever decision you decide to hand down, follow-through with the consequences. Kids learn very quickly the art of manipulation and will use it at any time to their advantage.

From a psychology point of view, it's almost fun to watch my 6 year old daughter ask her Mom to do something. And then when Mom says no, watch her come straight to me to ask the same question. My wife and I have learned to always ask my daughter the same question: "What did Dad/Mom say?" She will always hang her head down and answer honestly, but it's still interesting to see what she is trying to do.

We have very close friends that have 2 children very similar in age to my daughter. Their child-rearing practices are also very similar to your sister's. My daughter always gets into the most trouble whenever she plays with these two kids, because their parents will let them run all over the place and my daughter wants to do the same thing. It's sometimes tough for me to "hand down the law" because I know she is just following along. In these times I try not to be overbearing. But it's also very hard for me not to say anything to these other kids about their behavior. Grin and bear it!:tapemouth

Congrats on the new addition, and it does get easier over time. Also make sure the little one becomes a decent mechanic. Nothing like smaller hands to be able to get into those little nooks and crannies while working on the car!

Many of todays kids are out of control because they don't get a good smack on the azz. Now a days parents are afraid to scold their kids for fear they'll be reported for child abuse. Growing up I was afraid of my dad. I knew I could get away with murder with my mom, but dad, no way. I remember sassing my mother once and my dad spanked my rear until I couldn't sit down. I never sassed my mother again. I wasn't abused, beaten or harmed, just disciplined and taught respect.

Vicky