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By Mom - 05/02/2010 06:20 - United States

Today, I grounded my son for being a smart ass. Now he can't go to the cub scout campout this weekend. He's been howling, sobbing, stomping, slamming and screaming for about three continuous hours. I am not sure who this punishment has inflicted more suffering on: my son or me. FML
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mf09 0

I happen to be the OP and to the folks who think I am mean because I didn't let him go to the scouting event: it is a SPECIAL event. He's not out of scouts. He just needed a really serious wake up call. To the folks who think I am mean because I punished him for being a smart ass: The reality is this was a compound offense. He got into trouble for not doing what I asked and got a minor punishment (chores). He got mouthy about the chores and lost his special event. To the folks who think I need to paddle him more: you may be right but he's getting too old for that. To the folks who think I shouldn't let him throw the tantrum: Awesome idea, beyond smacking him as suggested and grounding him as done, what's the methodology for that? He stayed in his room to howl and holler. I ignored it and posted my FML. Special event at school next week will be cancelled too if he keeps it up. Love my boy. Tough love today.

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kbiz 0

i think you are being exactly the right kind of parent. good job.

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hkguy 0

Nah - it sounds like the discipline was WAAAAAYYYY overdue!

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salic77 11

spank him. just take him to his room, sit down on his bed holding his arm, tell him brats get punished and hes been a big one. then pull him over your knees, tug his pants and undies down, and give him a red little bottom. hes finished when hes crying but stopped resisting. then pick him up and hug him while he cries it out. u both win---> he will be good and u just strengthened your bond with him..

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eatmybeans 0

YDI for being a bitch! Not fml fysl for having a fick face bitch for a mother!

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somefacts 0

Spare the rod spoil the child. Scouts teach discipline and to be honest it was probably a bad move to ground the child. Make the discipline swift and decisive. Grounding can be manipulated, a beating can't.

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jcs8584 0

wow you will always have a demon brat at this rate! you obviously don't punish him correctly and let him off the hook when you do! yes he needs his ass whipped but I think you should attend parenting sessions to learn when to punish him and to what severity. I feel sorry for the both of you!

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Isamermaid 17

...that's why we need to beat our children sometimes.

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harbl 0

YDI for being an idiot parent

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sweetkraut 2

This is a good example of an unbalanced cause-effect relationship. You need to keep the punishment in proportion with the crime. Grounding little Junior for being a smartass is a tad extreme.

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mkylem 0

Your son should give you more respect and you should make his punishments harder. That'll teach 'im.

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trumpetGIRL12345 0

how dare you do that to a fellow smart ass YDI big time I wouldn't blame him for any of that yelling and stuff your fault OP I love being SMART ASS it's better than being a DUMB ASS haha haha YDI

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trumpetGIRL12345 0

there are different kinds of asses SMART ASS DUMB ASS JACKASS ASSHOLE FAT ASS WEIRD ASS out of all these smart ass doesn't sound so bad now huh YDI

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