A dad like I remember!

[Len]

I was standing in line at the local electronics store and overheard this tantrum from a ten year old.

Kid was standing in line with his dad, and creating quite the scene about not getting some video game...yelling and stomping to the point that I thought the little guy was going to pass out!

He maintained that he really, really wanted the game. He wanted it bad. Why couldn't he get it if he wanted it so bad?

Dad calmly replied, "remember last weekend, when I told you you had to earn your allowance by sweeping out the garage? Well, you didn't, you said you didn't care and you didn't want the money. Well, back then, I really wanted you to clean out the garage!"

"Tyler...I'm going to tell you this all your life....'wanting has got nothing to do with anything!'"

Well, kid, there you go!

Len

 

[Rugskipper]

That man deserves a handshake!!! There's not enough like him.

 

[bobelk99]

Failing to provide the game that the child needed may result in undermining the development of his progressive inner self.

 

[keithpip]

Good for dad

What about the little tyke's self esteem?


Keith







Love me love my dog

 

[bobelk99]

What about the little tyke's self esteem?
Keith

My post was intended as sarcasm. This was no little tyke.

 

[MSgt G]

A very smart father. As a high school teacher I can tell you that a large percentage of my students are being raised to believe that they're entitled to everything. If they want it, somebody should be giving it to them; their parents, other family members, or the government.

 

[jag312]

Allowance? What's that? I never got no allowance. When I was young (elementary school age, not a teenager) there were so many ways to earn some easy money. My friends and I would go to any of the orchards and get paid for picking fruit. Or we would collect bottles to return for the deposit. Or we would go around the neighborhood mowing lawns. One day someone dropped some glass bottles on the sidewalk in front of a grocery store. I asked if I could clean up the mess for the store. I got a whole quarter for that! Easy money. One thing we did learn; you won't make any money from a Kool-Aid stand on a hot day if you drink all the Kool-Aid yourself.

With my son, I told him that I would get him anything he needed. However, there was a difference between needing and wanting. If he wanted something that he didn't need, he would have to earn it. That way he would appreciate it more. He is almost 30, he has a good job, his boss is happy that my son is there to supervise part of the operation, and my son makes more money than I do.

My friends and I learned some very valuable lessons when we were children that we passed to our children, and you know what; all our kids turned out pretty darn good. Maybe not perfect, but pretty darn good, but I guess I'm just bragging.

 

[jimmyj]

Hi:
If I was so foolish to have a temper tandrum as a youngsterI would have physically punished then and there.
"My Parents Beat Me Instead of Sending Me to Time Out": Thank you Mom and Dad! I turned out to be a good adult.

 

[Rugskipper]

My friends and I learned some very valuable lessons when we were children that we passed to our children, and you know what; all our kids turned out pretty darn good. Maybe not perfect, but pretty darn good, but I guess I'm just bragging.

Looks to me like you have every right to brag.

 

[sullybr549]

What about stopping the tantrum before it got bad ? Tell the kid NO and that should be enough ! Whip his *** on the spot. Good for not paying a allowance when chores are not done. Yes I am a parent and I would not let my kids act out like that especially in public. Public is for BEST behavior. I hate seeing unruly children while the parents stand around like nothing is going on. You have to start discipline young.

 

[Old 44 Guy]

My kids never acted that way. My wife & I saw to that. All turned out fine & so have my grandchildren.

 

[Kanewpadle]

Our daughter screamed and stomped her feet once. And only once. She got a paddling right there on the spot. And my wife and I didn't give a **** who did or didn't like it.

23 years later. Our daughter turned out pretty good.