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Posted: 9/22/2005 7:42:44 PM EDT
[#1]
Mom is right. She usually is.
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Posted: 9/22/2005 7:42:49 PM EDT
[#2]
Show the boy some graphic pictures of car accidents where the people weren't wearing their seatbelt. Preferably ones with detached limbs and open eyes.
Punishment sounds right to me. |
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Posted: 9/22/2005 7:44:20 PM EDT
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Your wife is right. Not punishing that sort of behavior only facilitates and encourages it.
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Posted: 9/22/2005 7:46:20 PM EDT
[#4]
+1 WIFE
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Posted: 9/22/2005 7:46:34 PM EDT
[#5]
Fine with me.
Of course, if I said something like that to my mother or father, I'd have a new game to play..."Pick up teeth!"  <--------I'd look like this after Dad got hold of me.Edit to add: If he's allowed to treat his mother this way with no reprisal, then he WILL become his father, using anger and harsh language to get what he wants from what he sees as the weaker sex. |
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Posted: 9/22/2005 7:48:02 PM EDT
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If the kid is at "dads" house he can punish as he see's fit. If kiddo is at YOUR house dad can go take a flying ---- at himself. As long as the punishment is not abusive and that was not, the courts will laugh in his face and tell him to quit wasting their time. Sounds as if dad needs to learn YOUR house, HIS house are two different things. Besides, since momma did the diciplining he has zip to go on. Is his support paid up?
 If not, he won't take a chance on going to court.
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Posted: 9/22/2005 7:50:21 PM EDT
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+2 wife here...
how else is the kid gona learn any respect.. his behavior is just unacceptable |
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Posted: 9/22/2005 7:50:34 PM EDT
[#8]
I'd say the punishment fit the crime, but that doesnt mean moms are usually right. This one seems like she's got her head on straight though. Good job |
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Posted: 9/22/2005 7:50:52 PM EDT
[#9]
No question about it. Disrespect to an adult or parent earns punishment.
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Posted: 9/22/2005 7:53:01 PM EDT
[#10]
Indeed. Mom is in the right.
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Posted: 9/22/2005 7:53:10 PM EDT
[#11]
Yes. The father is current on his child support payments: a whopping $100 a month. He has a history of physical abuse and anger management problems. What a surprise huh?
My wife and I are in agreement. We don't want to raise a mirror image of his father. |
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Posted: 9/22/2005 7:53:40 PM EDT
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I backtalked my mom *once*. I also made the mistake of grabbing her wrist when she went to slap me. I did not see the other hand coming....
He got off light 
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Posted: 9/22/2005 7:56:24 PM EDT
[#13]
Kid's testing the limit's. Make sure he know's where they are and stick to them.
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Posted: 9/22/2005 8:06:20 PM EDT
[#14]
Mom was litterally 6'2" 180lbs when I was growing up. Your stepson is lucky he will be able to sit out next week.
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Posted: 9/22/2005 8:11:32 PM EDT
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You know, I asked my mother that once. I was about five or six. It was also the first and last time I said anything disrespectful either one of my parents. We both must have set a new world record for the 400 meter dash as she chased my punk ass out the front door. Just the idea of what she might do to me once she caught me - made scarier by the fact that she usually is not quick to anger or hit - was enough to get me to apologize profusely during our little sprint. She accepted, apparently believing I had learned my lesson. She was right. |
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Posted: 9/22/2005 8:22:00 PM EDT
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Way to go, Mom. From another mother. It might just be his age, but if he's having a dramatic shift in behavior, consider that it might be more than puberty.
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Posted: 9/22/2005 8:25:05 PM EDT
[#17]
+1 Your wife is 100% right and handled it like a pro. |
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Posted: 9/22/2005 8:26:17 PM EDT
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Thanks, guys. I knew I could count on you. Respect for your parents doesn't seem to be the norm anymore with some of today's children. I think my step-son had it easy for too long and my wife has now had enough of his little jibes, backtalk, and complaints when we ask him to do his chores.
Since we don't believe in any violence in our house, we punish him by taking away privaleges, additional chores, and grounding. However, he also gets plenty of praise for being proactive, responsible, and getting good grades. Above all I want him to respect his mother and women in general. |
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Posted: 9/22/2005 8:26:45 PM EDT
[#19]
Yep.
When it comes to punishment, hardly
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Posted: 9/22/2005 8:28:15 PM EDT
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+1 wife!
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Posted: 9/22/2005 8:29:36 PM EDT
[#21]
Mom is right.
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Posted: 9/23/2005 4:19:22 AM EDT
[#22]
She was right. That kind of disrespect is uncalled for. If I had acted that way towards my mother, I would have been belted so hard I wouldn't have been able to sit down for days. That kid needs his teeth rattled and a tour through the local morgue to wake his dumb ass up.
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Posted: 9/23/2005 4:21:01 AM EDT
[#23]
Mom is right and furthermore if he was my boy I would have belted him when I got home for talking to my wife that way.
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Posted: 9/23/2005 4:25:45 AM EDT
[#24]
Mom is right. Gotta halt the disrespect before it starts/gets worse.
He got off easy, I wouldn't have been able to sit for a week if I had did that. 
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Posted: 9/23/2005 4:31:18 AM EDT
[#25]
It sounds like the kid should have been smacked more when he was younger...
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Posted: 9/23/2005 4:34:48 AM EDT
[#26]
Your wife is right. After reading the above the father's reaction is not surprising 
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Posted: 9/23/2005 4:55:35 AM EDT
[#27]
She did good. Had to pull the same move with my daughter the other day so she missed cheerleading for a game. Oh well, respect gives respect.
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Posted: 9/23/2005 5:07:54 AM EDT
[#28]
Sounds reasonable to me.
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Posted: 9/23/2005 5:25:52 AM EDT
[#29]
That is exactly the same way my wife has handled similar BS in the past..... Good for her!
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Posted: 9/23/2005 5:29:07 AM EDT
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Always duck and move when Mom starts swingin'... |
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Posted: 9/23/2005 5:32:14 AM EDT
[#31]
She did good. Not only did she teach a lesson about safety, she also taught a lesson about respect and consequences. I bet he puts on his seatbelt and shuts the hell up next time |
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Posted: 9/23/2005 5:38:13 AM EDT
[#32]
I'd have slammed on the brakes and let the little
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Posted: 9/23/2005 5:54:43 AM EDT
[#33]
Mom did the right thing. My wife and I make my son sit out of soccer games for punishment. When this happens he also has to apologize to his teammates and coaches for letting them down. We want him to know that his decisions can affect others and he has a responsibility to others to fulfill his obligations. |
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Posted: 9/23/2005 6:03:15 AM EDT
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The two choices are to condone inappropriate behavior or correct it.
Consequences follow accordingly. My experience is that as kids get older you have better effect by impacting their social/recreational activities than by spanking them. One of the jobs of a parent is to teach kids the connection between behavior and consequences. Sounds like she was just doing her job. |
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Posted: 9/23/2005 11:30:53 AM EDT
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Outstanding! That lesson is one he will learn well.. |
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