ixfxi
I agree with your first story, I see TOO much of BS like that... Parents need to be what they are called, PARENTS, and PARENT their damn child...
The second story about the lady is hilarious, and
to Dravens13's idea for extortion, even more funny
Good post, interesting read, and I agree with so much.
ramblux
It's true kids learn by example but maybe for you (since I don't know you either) you learned to 1) hate your parents and 2) never hit your kid with a belt from your parents hitting you with a belt...
I grew up in a single parent home, and as if that wasn't enough stress, I did really stupid things (got caught stealing shit, graffiti, other stupid things)... But every time I did something bad (mind you this all happened in 1 year cause I was trying to be the cool kid) my mom would BEAT me as ixfxi would put it, and after that year, I was a straight A, perfect attendance student... I'll admit at the time that she was disciplining me I would feel like I hate her, but now that I'm older I know why she did it, and I learned how to be a parent from her... But thats just me... Basically, contradicting what you said, I learned that when I do decide to have children, I have to discipline them, because as a child I stepped out of line, and after being beat, I learned not to do it... Thats my two cents...
Again +1 for ixfxi, great post