As to the heathens playing dial a death with the incubator. I know exactly how it would be handled here...EVERYONE in the house would be punished until someone got the guts to man up about it. I will not tolerate lying period end of story.
And I mean they get nothing...no tv, no outdoors, no radio, no games, no speaking, no moving from the corner I put your happy butt in and it stays that way until someone mans up.
I refuse to ground them to their rooms...that is where the fun is. Nope they stay their butts out where I can see them, sitting in chairs on opposite corners and they LIVE that way except for school until it is confessed to. Then the individual gets their punishment for the deed.
My son is 25 now and he learned quickly that lying to me was the worse crime he could commit and he only did it once. The female tween I have however, took several times before she got a clue. Before son left home on his own if something happened while I was at work, I would walk in and immediately the guilty party would say "Mom, while you were gone this this or this happened. It is my fault, how do I fix it?"
I have also used corporal punishment for that same reason. Both of them at different times (they are 12 years apart) picked a stupid issue to lie over and stuck to their lie for over 45 minutes of grilling and logical discussion of why I knew it was him/her. My son (who was 5'9") at the time got picked up by his collar, toes barely on the floor and got my foot in his backside just before I chucked him onto his bed where he was told to remain until he could tell the truth. That was the only lie from him ever. It may seem cruel and mean but i was a single mother, 5'2" and 100 lbs soaking wet, there was no way that nearly 6' boy was going to run over me. Nope not having it.
I should mention that it did not ruin him mentally or emotionally. he was a honor society student, top 10 of his class in college and loves his mother, but harbors a healthy fear of her, especially lying to her.
But your situation...oh yeah the lot of them would be suffering right now until someone found some guts and integrity. Good luck with them.
Sorry so long and rant...brought back memories that made me chuckle.
And I mean they get nothing...no tv, no outdoors, no radio, no games, no speaking, no moving from the corner I put your happy butt in and it stays that way until someone mans up.
I refuse to ground them to their rooms...that is where the fun is. Nope they stay their butts out where I can see them, sitting in chairs on opposite corners and they LIVE that way except for school until it is confessed to. Then the individual gets their punishment for the deed.
My son is 25 now and he learned quickly that lying to me was the worse crime he could commit and he only did it once. The female tween I have however, took several times before she got a clue. Before son left home on his own if something happened while I was at work, I would walk in and immediately the guilty party would say "Mom, while you were gone this this or this happened. It is my fault, how do I fix it?"
I have also used corporal punishment for that same reason. Both of them at different times (they are 12 years apart) picked a stupid issue to lie over and stuck to their lie for over 45 minutes of grilling and logical discussion of why I knew it was him/her. My son (who was 5'9") at the time got picked up by his collar, toes barely on the floor and got my foot in his backside just before I chucked him onto his bed where he was told to remain until he could tell the truth. That was the only lie from him ever. It may seem cruel and mean but i was a single mother, 5'2" and 100 lbs soaking wet, there was no way that nearly 6' boy was going to run over me. Nope not having it.
I should mention that it did not ruin him mentally or emotionally. he was a honor society student, top 10 of his class in college and loves his mother, but harbors a healthy fear of her, especially lying to her.
But your situation...oh yeah the lot of them would be suffering right now until someone found some guts and integrity. Good luck with them.
Sorry so long and rant...brought back memories that made me chuckle.
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