Welcome to my pond - Swim, wade, or sit on the bank

[drumstick diva]

I thought I had my life all mapped out but, didn't turn out like I planned .

 

[pennyJo1960]

We had not lights we were too far out
but did not need them either by dark we in morning came early

 

[perchie.girl]

man I got a whopping if i came in after the street lights came on... Or if when my mom called DEBRA LYNN!!! and I didn't answer. She held me by one arm and swatted me with the flyswatter. one of those all metal kind...

I don't remember being grounded ever Dad wasn't the disciplinarian mom was. She Swatted and I remembered...

deb

 

[chickisoup]

GET OFF MY BEACH AND GO BACK TO WORK HUMANS!

 

[drumstick diva]

My father was always the threat - he used his army belt. I don't think he ever swatted me but, just the thought was bad enough.

My mom hit me only once I believe. I was very young and sassed her in the backyard and took off running. Didn't think an "old person," could catch me. I was wrong she caught up in a flash and smacked me. Got new respect for old people right there and then.

Only spanked my young son once - I was crying but, he didn't. Didn't feel like the right thing to do to anyone.

 

[room onthebroom]

I had the belt, the switch, the bare hand & the soap in the mouth more times than I can count. I was a really horrible child & I’m sure I deserved at least some of it.

I spanked my own kids on occasion, but never when I was mad. That means; They’d get a warning first, then they’d get the threatening look, then a time out. If none of that worked they’d get a spank & a special privilege taken away. I found the removal of a privilege works better than anything.

 

[room onthebroom]

... As my kids got older I found that just ‘the look’ worked very well.

 

[sourland]

The Princess has the 'look' and I have the 'Bad Voice'. Our kids were good - I take no credit for that. Of course there were the puberty years with our daughter.

 

[Alaskan]

I was a horrid child.... so far my kids have been good...no idea why..

But now that I have a "driving child" I keep waiting for something horrid to happen...

I just keep remembering all the stuff I did as a kid.

 

[room onthebroom]

I was a horrid child.... so far my kids have been good...no idea why..

But now that I have a "driving child" I keep waiting for something horrid to happen...

I just keep remembering all the stuff I did as a kid.

This. Exactly this.