i don't yell at my kid that often. his mother does a good enough job for both of us most of the time. but when i DO ream him out he gets a good earful. and he looks scared too because he knows that if I am tearing into him it is for a damn good reason.
i gave him a good one last night because he got a progress report from school concerning his English grade. i mean over all he is a good student and always has been, but me and my wife know damn well he can do better. especially when it's for stupid stuff like not finishing an assignment, not turning in homework ("no, i don't have any homework tonight!"
), or because he's goofing in class.
so that led to me yelling about his "****ty attitude" that he has sometimes. i'll take you having a problem with a subject in school but when your attitude IS PART of the problem then I have a problem.
so my point is -- after your ream your kids a new one, do you feel bad?
i usually don't because i feel if i don't get my message across to him then nobody will. but in the same respect i'll think "did i really have to yell at him like that?" because i know how i felt after i got chewed out big time by my parents.
problem is too many parents DON'T ream the kids a new one and THAT is why they get away with so much crap and DON'T accept responsibility when they f*** up!! too many mommies and daddies want to coddle little johnny or suzie for fear of hurting their feelings. gimme a break! there are a few parents i'd like to tear into as well.
oh well, he's young and he'll get over it. and maybe he'll learn to crack down and hit the books the way he is supposed to. and MAYBE he'll tone down his attitude a little too, because it don't get any easier out there in the real world.
kids!!!
[ 05-08-2003, 11:59 AM: Message edited by: nickg ]
i gave him a good one last night because he got a progress report from school concerning his English grade. i mean over all he is a good student and always has been, but me and my wife know damn well he can do better. especially when it's for stupid stuff like not finishing an assignment, not turning in homework ("no, i don't have any homework tonight!"

so that led to me yelling about his "****ty attitude" that he has sometimes. i'll take you having a problem with a subject in school but when your attitude IS PART of the problem then I have a problem.
so my point is -- after your ream your kids a new one, do you feel bad?
i usually don't because i feel if i don't get my message across to him then nobody will. but in the same respect i'll think "did i really have to yell at him like that?" because i know how i felt after i got chewed out big time by my parents.
problem is too many parents DON'T ream the kids a new one and THAT is why they get away with so much crap and DON'T accept responsibility when they f*** up!! too many mommies and daddies want to coddle little johnny or suzie for fear of hurting their feelings. gimme a break! there are a few parents i'd like to tear into as well.
oh well, he's young and he'll get over it. and maybe he'll learn to crack down and hit the books the way he is supposed to. and MAYBE he'll tone down his attitude a little too, because it don't get any easier out there in the real world.
kids!!!

[ 05-08-2003, 11:59 AM: Message edited by: nickg ]
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