My dad was chilled as fuck.
My mum would have you by the throat if you so much as said "What?" in a sullen manner.
I behaved just as well for both of them.
I don't think you need violence, but the threat of it is a handy back-up.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 6 Jul 2011, 16:36, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

the only problem with having it as a threat is that unless you do it as an example once
it's useless.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 6 Jul 2011, 16:38, Reply)

Not necessarily, but like I say, you don't reeeeally need it.
I knew some people who were threatened with it and it never happened but they behaved when they heard something like "I'll smack your bum if you don't stop that."
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 6 Jul 2011, 16:42, Reply)

I see what you mean, fear is brilliant as a short term motivational tool but long term it's proper crap.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 6 Jul 2011, 16:43, Reply)

How many times have you been on a train or something
and heard a mother say 'Stop it or I'll smack you' six hundred times? All the kid learns is that the punishment never arrives, so the warning means nothing.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 6 Jul 2011, 16:50, Reply)

But with some kids it does, if it comes along with proper discipline anyway, and not used by some tit who can;t control the kid by any means

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 6 Jul 2011, 16:51, Reply)

I've just seen too many ineffectual parents and the resulting brats
It's another reason why I can never have children. I know I would be far too strict and intolerant.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 6 Jul 2011, 16:52, Reply)

same, watching my brother raise his two little ones terrifies me. Thank fuck they arrive in the class
toilet trained and with a slight degree of self restraint.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 6 Jul 2011, 16:56, Reply)

I thought you got the 'special' kids?
Bennys tend to have very little self-restraint, in my experience.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 6 Jul 2011, 17:01, Reply)

That's why they should be tied to trees at all times.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 6 Jul 2011, 17:02, Reply)

Nah, I work with them every now and again, they have their own wing at school
today I had adhd as he is a notorious shite hawke on trips and has to have male one on one (or a huge lesbian).
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 6 Jul 2011, 17:03, Reply)

your school can fly?

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 6 Jul 2011, 17:10, Reply)

I'd like to be mean about how other people bring up kids
but I suspect I would be considerably worse
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 6 Jul 2011, 16:53, Reply)

4

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 6 Jul 2011, 16:53, Reply)

That's numberwang!

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 6 Jul 2011, 16:56, Reply)

I still think of Monty whenever I see Sir Digby Chicken Caesar.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 6 Jul 2011, 16:59, Reply)

Did they ever threaten to kick you out by saying...
'Err, dis wheek, I'll nominate, err, Roota'
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 6 Jul 2011, 16:42, Reply)

"Roota. I am very disappointed in yourshelf"

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 6 Jul 2011, 16:43, Reply)

hahahaha

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 6 Jul 2011, 16:43, Reply)