Love all the old curmudgeons here, longing for a past where you could beat your kids with impunity. Maybe we should bring back the rule of thumb as well – don’t beat your wife with any stick thicker than your thumb. Might solve the divorce problem, eh? On the other hand, there are those difficult kids who will ignore your time out and continue misbehaving. Those might need the switch.
If her dad was Wotan he would take away her immortality, force her to fall in love with the first schlub who passed by, ruin her life, and literally bring about the end of the world.
Personally, I think Len made the right choice here, if only to avoid making more of a scene than they already were (they are, after all, at a public pool).
Russell Bedford about 6 years ago
Spare the rod and spoil the child…oh, for the good old days, and the prompt application of a hairbrush or table tennis paddle on the sitter downer.
cu3yu about 6 years ago
That’s what you get when mom is a shrink. The only way the kid would me more screwed up is if mom was a child psychiatrist.
sbwertz about 6 years ago
I believe in applied child psychology. Firmly applied to the seat of the pants.
CoffeeBob Premium Member about 6 years ago
the hand of education firmly applied to the seat of her learning.
Saucy1121 Premium Member about 6 years ago
A 15 minute time out when we get home. Walk to the car. Now.
InquireWithin about 6 years ago
Love all the old curmudgeons here, longing for a past where you could beat your kids with impunity. Maybe we should bring back the rule of thumb as well – don’t beat your wife with any stick thicker than your thumb. Might solve the divorce problem, eh? On the other hand, there are those difficult kids who will ignore your time out and continue misbehaving. Those might need the switch.
Auntie Socialist about 6 years ago
Only if the kid is being knowingly and willfully disobedient and disrespectful.
Auntie Socialist about 6 years ago
If her dad was Wotan he would take away her immortality, force her to fall in love with the first schlub who passed by, ruin her life, and literally bring about the end of the world.
scyphi26 about 6 years ago
Personally, I think Len made the right choice here, if only to avoid making more of a scene than they already were (they are, after all, at a public pool).
annaliesealston01 over 1 year ago
Dude should have spanked her. She needs it.