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Were your parents tough on you?

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I would have to say yes. Instead of standing in the corner, I had to kneel.

Plus your usual canings and spankings.
 
Originally posted by: roguerower
My parents never layed a hand on me, however they were very strict and expected certain things. I've had some bruisers of lectures but thats about it.

They had a different parenting style. They didn't put up with any bullsh!t, which is why I go crazy when I see little brats getting away with stupid sh!t.

They did a good job. I respect them now, even though I thought they were the worst things ever when I was younger.
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I have a feeling you will be the type of parent I hate. I prefer to let kids be kids. They can be goofy and jump around and laugh. Life is too short to not enjoy childhood because of parents that require you to grow up too quickly.
 
Originally posted by: joshsquall
Originally posted by: roguerower
My parents never layed a hand on me, however they were very strict and expected certain things. I've had some bruisers of lectures but thats about it.

They had a different parenting style. They didn't put up with any bullsh!t, which is why I go crazy when I see little brats getting away with stupid sh!t.

They did a good job. I respect them now, even though I thought they were the worst things ever when I was younger.
Click to expand...

I have a feeling you will be the type of parent I hate. I prefer to let kids be kids. They can be goofy and jump around and laugh. Life is too short to not enjoy childhood because of parents that require you to grow up too quickly.
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depends on where. Around the house i do not mind if they act like kids. heck i like it. But when we go out to either a restaurant or someones house i expect them to be well behaved.
 
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: joshsquall
Originally posted by: roguerower
My parents never layed a hand on me, however they were very strict and expected certain things. I've had some bruisers of lectures but thats about it.

They had a different parenting style. They didn't put up with any bullsh!t, which is why I go crazy when I see little brats getting away with stupid sh!t.

They did a good job. I respect them now, even though I thought they were the worst things ever when I was younger.
Click to expand...

I have a feeling you will be the type of parent I hate. I prefer to let kids be kids. They can be goofy and jump around and laugh. Life is too short to not enjoy childhood because of parents that require you to grow up too quickly.
Click to expand...


depends on where. Around the house i do not mind if they act like kids. heck i like it. But when we go out to either a restaurant or someones house i expect them to be well behaved.
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Agreed. My girlfriend's parents don't even let their younger sons do that around the house. Makes me sad.
 
Originally posted by: joshsquall
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: joshsquall
Originally posted by: roguerower
My parents never layed a hand on me, however they were very strict and expected certain things. I've had some bruisers of lectures but thats about it.

They had a different parenting style. They didn't put up with any bullsh!t, which is why I go crazy when I see little brats getting away with stupid sh!t.

They did a good job. I respect them now, even though I thought they were the worst things ever when I was younger.
Click to expand...

I have a feeling you will be the type of parent I hate. I prefer to let kids be kids. They can be goofy and jump around and laugh. Life is too short to not enjoy childhood because of parents that require you to grow up too quickly.
Click to expand...


depends on where. Around the house i do not mind if they act like kids. heck i like it. But when we go out to either a restaurant or someones house i expect them to be well behaved.
Click to expand...

Agreed. My girlfriend's parents don't even let their younger sons do that around the house. Makes me sad.
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oh geeesh that is sad.

kids need to act like kids. playing silly is a important part of how a child learns. it helps them use there imaganation and be creative.


 
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: joshsquall
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: joshsquall
Originally posted by: roguerower
My parents never layed a hand on me, however they were very strict and expected certain things. I've had some bruisers of lectures but thats about it.

They had a different parenting style. They didn't put up with any bullsh!t, which is why I go crazy when I see little brats getting away with stupid sh!t.

They did a good job. I respect them now, even though I thought they were the worst things ever when I was younger.
Click to expand...

I have a feeling you will be the type of parent I hate. I prefer to let kids be kids. They can be goofy and jump around and laugh. Life is too short to not enjoy childhood because of parents that require you to grow up too quickly.
Click to expand...


depends on where. Around the house i do not mind if they act like kids. heck i like it. But when we go out to either a restaurant or someones house i expect them to be well behaved.
Click to expand...

Agreed. My girlfriend's parents don't even let their younger sons do that around the house. Makes me sad.
Click to expand...


oh geeesh that is sad.

kids need to act like kids. playing silly is a important part of how a child learns. it helps them use there imaganation and be creative.
Click to expand...

agreed, unless the game is on, then they need to shut-th-f-up or go outside and play. 😀

Fortunately my most rowdy child also loves football and basketball and will watch it with me. That helps.
 
when i was a kid... we were adored and treated really well. we were spanked when needed, but not often at all. My brothers were treated differently because they were boys.

when i got to be a teen, my parents' marriage fell apart and they really put us kids on the back burner. they were so into their own crap that we were... eh, they did not care what we did. i did a lot of stupid things... drugs, older boyfriends, got arrested... whatever. nothing phased them.

we were never beaten, we were always fed and watered and we always had a roof, nice clothes and spending cash. But the morals, goals and respect and stuff... nope.

I was the exact opposite with VeggieFrog. I started from birth and raised her as the focus, most important thing in my life and taught her about respect and self respect and the importance of an education and how to carry herself and all the pitfalls in life and etc. I was strict in a lot of ways but mostly loving and supportive.
 
Never beaten or abused in any sense, but my mom is the kind where I have to do something REALLY bad in order for her to hurt me...

Last time, I did something stupid, it resulted in her throwing the thing that holds silverware at me.. There was no silverware in it, thank god.. she missed too..
 
Originally posted by: joshsquall
Originally posted by: roguerower
My parents never layed a hand on me, however they were very strict and expected certain things. I've had some bruisers of lectures but thats about it.

They had a different parenting style. They didn't put up with any bullsh!t, which is why I go crazy when I see little brats getting away with stupid sh!t.

They did a good job. I respect them now, even though I thought they were the worst things ever when I was younger.
Click to expand...

I have a feeling you will be the type of parent I hate. I prefer to let kids be kids. They can be goofy and jump around and laugh. Life is too short to not enjoy childhood because of parents that require you to grow up too quickly.
Click to expand...

It's not that I didn't get to be a kid. I pulled more crap than some. It was just that my parents didn't put up w/ the bullcrap that most parents do, like kids throwing tantrums in a restaraunt and the parents just ignoring them.
 
I got beat pretty bad mainly by my dad. But my mom had a pretty slick move to make me shutup when we were in public... She would twist my ear until I stopped making any noise 😀
 
Yes and no.

I had a step-father who fvcked my world up when I was a pre-teen. My mother ditched out on me when I was 13, and have probably seen her 10 times in the past 12 years. My father was a cool SOB who understood what it was like to be a "kid" and a "teenager" and was sort of my emotional support but died when I was 19.

I have two killer grandparents though...without them I probably would be dead.

In all seriousness, I don't know what's worse: Getting the ****** beat out of you or getting put down where you feel like you're worthless...
 
yeah I'd have to say my mom is my best friend. she has helped me through a lot of pitfalls and she never had an easy childhood, so a lot of what I do is understood by her.

I would rather talk to my mom about things and ask her about things that I have questions on instead of trying making a big mistake and learning for myself, although you need to learn some stuff on your own my mom has done a great job.

actually today, she helped me sneak my significant other over to our house so we could spend half an hour together.

her parents are strict and she can't 'date' until she is a little older.
 
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