How did/will you treat your children?

Blade · 07-12-2011, 03:56 PM

One thing I did differently was listen. Instead of jumping to conclusions and raising hell at the kids, I'd question and listen.

My parents always grounded me after I was about 10 yrs old, if I was in trouble I was grounded and I did still get some spankings even well after I was a teenager. I never grounded BJ from anything that I can remember, his punishment was always work. Be it digging holes, or filling the hole, or moving the dirt from one place to another in the yard. Sometimes I'd have him drive nails in wood just to pull them out the next time. Whatever his punishment it was always something he could do alone, so he could think about what he was in trouble for. Suprisingly he has great work ethics and loves to work.

The greatest compliment a parent could have came 7 yrs ago BJ's girlfriend asked me how old was he when I got him. I said 6 or 7 on the weekends and holidays and all summer and 11 or 12 when he came to live here. She said, "He adores you". So maybe I did do something right.

jelli · 07-12-2011, 06:23 PM

One day our son, G, got really angry about something and stormed off saying, "I hate being here!"

Cruel responded, "I know you're angry, I still want you here and I'm still going to love you."

Always a lesson to be learned or shown...

07-12-2011, 03:56 PM	#1
Blade Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: TG Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: once in a while someone amazing comes along...and here I am! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Down on the farm Posts: 5,501 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,855 Thanked 14,412 Times in 4,058 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	One thing I did differently was listen. Instead of jumping to conclusions and raising hell at the kids, I'd question and listen. My parents always grounded me after I was about 10 yrs old, if I was in trouble I was grounded and I did still get some spankings even well after I was a teenager. I never grounded BJ from anything that I can remember, his punishment was always work. Be it digging holes, or filling the hole, or moving the dirt from one place to another in the yard. Sometimes I'd have him drive nails in wood just to pull them out the next time. Whatever his punishment it was always something he could do alone, so he could think about what he was in trouble for. Suprisingly he has great work ethics and loves to work. The greatest compliment a parent could have came 7 yrs ago BJ's girlfriend asked me how old was he when I got him. I said 6 or 7 on the weekends and holidays and all summer and 11 or 12 when he came to live here. She said, "He adores you". So maybe I did do something right. __________________ Yeah so what if I'm triple dipped in awesome sauce? The best way to predict the future, is to create it.

07-12-2011, 06:23 PM	#2
jelli Member How Do You Identify?: Femmilicious Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: And you said I wasn’t your type!!! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SC Posts: 836 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,758 Thanked 1,079 Times in 377 Posts Rep Power: 16588549	One day our son, G, got really angry about something and stormed off saying, "I hate being here!" Cruel responded, "I know you're angry, I still want you here and I'm still going to love you." Always a lesson to be learned or shown... __________________ “Sometimes we make the right decision; sometimes we make the decision right.” “Every conflict is a lesson in self-discovery for both of us. Sometimes it's only hindsight that makes it worth it. For you, I would do it all again.“