Things we put up with as parents. 😉

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Edited Date/Time 9/3/2020 2:08pm
Well, my son managed to piss me off today. I told him, cut the lawn in the front and backyard while I’m at work and, I’ll swing by Cycle Gear after work and grab some coolant and a plug for your bike. He didn’t cut the front lawn. Seriously? So, I asked why he didn’t finish it. Ehh, I’ll get to it tomorrow but, will you cut my hair? Yep, no problem buddy.
Well, I cut his hair... kinda. I told him I’d finish it tomorrow. Fair is fair. Right?
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Chance1216 8/31/2020 9:15pm
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Dirtydeeds wrote:
Here’s 2 outta 3 of mine. No idea where they get it from... [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/08/31/447259/s1200_47601724_8B00_43DE_A89B_282A80CBE520.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/08/31/447258/s1200_83A7E540_D20D_48DD_AFAB_758CA907F2F5.jpg[/img]
Here’s 2 outta 3 of mine. No idea where they get it from...



That’s the wife’s fault for sure.
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Dirtydeeds 8/31/2020 9:18pm
8/31/2020 9:18pm Edited Date/Time 8/31/2020 9:19pm
Dirtydeeds wrote:
Here’s 2 outta 3 of mine. No idea where they get it from... [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/08/31/447259/s1200_47601724_8B00_43DE_A89B_282A80CBE520.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/08/31/447258/s1200_83A7E540_D20D_48DD_AFAB_758CA907F2F5.jpg[/img]
Here’s 2 outta 3 of mine. No idea where they get it from...



Chance1216 wrote:
That’s the wife’s fault for sure.
Yeah she lets me know I’m number 1 all the time..... Sometimes I’m number 11
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Deja New 9/1/2020 5:16am
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That’s a cracker mate...
Few years back my eldest ( 19 next week ) didn’t do something I had asked him to do one morning I drive up to the high school and gave him some spare underpants in front of all his mates and said you forgot you spare pare you know you get anal leakage on hot days.... he learn quick not to piss dad off Woohoo
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JeremyK 9/1/2020 5:40am
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I remember as a teenager telling my dad I picked up all the dog shit in the back yard ,only to come home that evening and find all the piles I missed marked with my brand new arrows,at least the ol man was nice enough to not put the arrow directly through the piles
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Sierra Ranger 9/1/2020 4:26pm
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Scarred for life... [embed][/embed]
Scarred for life...

I don't remember the EB having a big evil smile and sharp teeth. Wow.
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plowboy 9/1/2020 5:36pm
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Times sure have changed since I was a kid. The parents told me to do it and I did. If I didn't...I was doing the belt dance. You do to the belt dance a couple of times and it's amazing how compliant you become.
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Chance1216 9/1/2020 7:04pm
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plowboy wrote:
Times sure have changed since I was a kid. The parents told me to do it and I did. If I didn't...I was doing the belt...
Times sure have changed since I was a kid. The parents told me to do it and I did. If I didn't...I was doing the belt dance. You do to the belt dance a couple of times and it's amazing how compliant you become.
Although I have raised him since he was 1 (he’s 22 now) and consider him my son, I wouldn’t do that even if he was biologically mine. Fair but, firm. I keep the playing field level. Half ass the lawn, I’ll half ass your haircut. Don’t handle your responsibilities, get left at home when I go fishing or riding. He’s been told we’re leaving at 8 and I’d bail at 6. When I get home, he’ll ask why I left him. I forgot you were going just like you forgot to handle your stuff around the house. It works. He’s a good kid that needs a little reminder slacking isn’t appreciated from time to time.
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jeffro503 9/1/2020 8:08pm
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This thread HAHA!! Chance , your pic and the Easter bunny vid damn near made me spit my beer out! Laughing Laughing
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sumdood 9/2/2020 1:29am
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Me to daughter "Clean your room"
Daughter to me "I did"
Me to daughter "No you didn't, there's stuff all over the floor, and stuffing it under the bed doesn't count, I'll be back in an hour and this room better be clean"
Her to me "OKAY !!" ....Followed by an incognito eye roll she thinks I didn't see
One hour later I open the door and she's sitting on the bed brushing her hair, the only thing that was different from before was the time on the clock. "I thought you were cleaning your room " ?
"I'm getting ready"
"What do you mean "getting ready" ?....
"I'M GETTING READY TO CLEAN MY ROOM"
I had nothing....Laughing



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plowboy 9/2/2020 2:38am
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plowboy wrote:
Times sure have changed since I was a kid. The parents told me to do it and I did. If I didn't...I was doing the belt...
Times sure have changed since I was a kid. The parents told me to do it and I did. If I didn't...I was doing the belt dance. You do to the belt dance a couple of times and it's amazing how compliant you become.
Chance1216 wrote:
Although I have raised him since he was 1 (he’s 22 now) and consider him my son, I wouldn’t do that even if he was biologically...
Although I have raised him since he was 1 (he’s 22 now) and consider him my son, I wouldn’t do that even if he was biologically mine. Fair but, firm. I keep the playing field level. Half ass the lawn, I’ll half ass your haircut. Don’t handle your responsibilities, get left at home when I go fishing or riding. He’s been told we’re leaving at 8 and I’d bail at 6. When I get home, he’ll ask why I left him. I forgot you were going just like you forgot to handle your stuff around the house. It works. He’s a good kid that needs a little reminder slacking isn’t appreciated from time to time.
Lol...while it's true that I was raised in a "physical" manner, I never touched my kids. I pretty much followed your method.
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GeorgiePorgie 9/2/2020 9:03am
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plowboy wrote:
Times sure have changed since I was a kid. The parents told me to do it and I did. If I didn't...I was doing the belt...
Times sure have changed since I was a kid. The parents told me to do it and I did. If I didn't...I was doing the belt dance. You do to the belt dance a couple of times and it's amazing how compliant you become.
I kinda agree with this to a point. And also don’t agree with it. I remember my mom whooping my ass with a belt. Don’t remember for what though...I probably deserved it.
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JeremyK 9/2/2020 9:12am
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We got our ass vaporized with the belt when we were kids ,I can't remember any specific reason and I'm positive I deserved it. I have a strong hunch I wont be hitting my son , maybe when hes older if he really needs a tune up or something I'll review my thoughts on it LOL.

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sleeve1 9/2/2020 10:02am
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I've only spanked my son once for disrespecting his mom. Now I couldn't even bring myself to do it. He will be 13 in December.
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Hoseclamp 9/2/2020 10:06am
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What Ive found with my kids is that I dont need to hit them very hard at all. I only employ the belt if its a serious infraction and I act real mad, make a big deal out of the belt spankin and they are usually crying before I even touch them. A light crack with the belt and its lesson learned. As they get older I think physical punishment isnt as affective as assigning extra work or taking privileges away.
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KMC440 9/2/2020 1:51pm
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plowboy wrote:
Times sure have changed since I was a kid. The parents told me to do it and I did. If I didn't...I was doing the belt...
Times sure have changed since I was a kid. The parents told me to do it and I did. If I didn't...I was doing the belt dance. You do to the belt dance a couple of times and it's amazing how compliant you become.
My mother was the queen of sylabic beatings ... it always amazed me how she could break down single syllable words into THREE syllables !!!

Ya learn pert quick I tells ya.
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plowboy 9/2/2020 2:22pm
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I'll be honest, the wife and I had similarly rough treatment from stepdads when we were young. When we had kids I thought the only way to straighten up a kid was to get physical. She laid down the law...you will never lay a hand on these kids. I never did. She is so wise and I'm a total dumbass. It took many years for me to understand that instilling fear is not how you raise good people. I'm hoping to rise above imbecile level before I die. Probably have to live to 300 though.
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Chance1216 9/2/2020 2:57pm
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plowboy wrote:
I'll be honest, the wife and I had similarly rough treatment from stepdads when we were young. When we had kids I thought the only way...
I'll be honest, the wife and I had similarly rough treatment from stepdads when we were young. When we had kids I thought the only way to straighten up a kid was to get physical. She laid down the law...you will never lay a hand on these kids. I never did. She is so wise and I'm a total dumbass. It took many years for me to understand that instilling fear is not how you raise good people. I'm hoping to rise above imbecile level before I die. Probably have to live to 300 though.
Same here. Step dad that was a prick. I mostly lived with my grandparents. I’d visit in summer. Took me till I was 15 to finally get big enough and strong enough to whoop his ass. Surprisingly, I had a plane ticket back to LA the next morning lol.
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GeorgiePorgie 9/3/2020 6:36am
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Dirtydeeds wrote:
This rings true in my house [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/09/02/447553/s1200_DBD746FC_E945_4079_A4CF_207885B63A07.jpg[/img]
This rings true in my house



Me vs my 21 year old brother. 13 years apart. Nobody in between. Some days I’m like “ARE YOU THE SAME PEOPLE THAT RAISED ME?!”
Johnny Lock 9/3/2020 2:08pm
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sleeve1 wrote:
I've only spanked my son once for disrespecting his mom. Now I couldn't even bring myself to do it. He will be 13 in December.
Same. Spanked my son once. Got the belt, hairbrush and wooden spoon(moms favorite) a bunch as a kid. I just don’t have it in me.
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Chance1216 12/29/2023 4:53pm
12/29/2023 4:53pm Edited Date/Time 12/29/2023 5:14pm

Well, I figured I’d give this a bump. 

My son is out of the house and, on his own now. 
After years of him misplacing my tools, getting dirt in my grease, spilling coolant in the garage, I finally got him back. 
 

He was so proud to show me his brand new Milwaukee socket sets he just bought for working on his car and, truck. He was in the middle of putting his tools away as it was getting dark. 
I grabbed the 10mm socket out of each one of his two boxes and, hid them. I put them both in the back pocket of his driver seat. 
Today, he called asking about the missing sockets. I just gave him the same response I always got for years. “I didn’t see them”. 
 

Now, I just gotta brush my teeth and, spit tooth paste all over his bathroom mirror. 
 

I didn’t want to start a new thread to tell this story. I just remembered I had posted about him here a few years ago.  He still won’t ask for another haircut  😂
 

 

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APLMAN99 12/29/2023 6:07pm
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Keep your eyes on him for a while, otherwise he’s gonna fall for something like this that most of us have been tempted by…..!

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