torturing your children...
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This has been a fun one to read!
DS took DH's phone after we were asleep and watched movies in his bed until he feel back to sleep! So DH was almost late for work, he uses his phone for his alarm. DH didn't get a shower or breakfast! He was lucky I woke up early! He leaves for work at 5:15 and I woke up at 5:20... He has been told not to touch Dad's phone when he is sleeping, DH works a rotating shift so sleeps during the day sometimes...
So this morning I made DS write an apology letter to DH, and he is going to be writing sentences too... My Boy's 10 & 8 HATE writing sentences!
Our DS who is 10 had to write over 200 of them when he got a citation on the bus... Something along the lines of.... "I will sit quietly in my seat and be respectful of others around me." He HATED ME for a couple of day's! But he hasn't gotten in trouble on the bus since!
I'm off to torturer my children some more!0 -
My mom used to say... "Dinners on the table! If you don't like it Dinners OVER!"
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My parents never had to get too creative with me; there was one incident that kept me from misbehaving from age 2 right on up through 18. As a tot, I was a runner - if I didn't ride in the cart, I was all over the store, and most of the time I didn't want to ride in the cart (because I wanted to run all over the store, natch). Also, it bears noting that my mom is one of those people who can't go anywhere without running into someone she knows. So, we were at the grocery once, and my mom happened to run into a friend of hers. The guy was a cop, 6' something, a big burly dude. As was my custom, I wandered off, and my mom asked her friend to do her a favor. He came up behind me and snatched me up, and while I was in hysterics about suddenly being hoisted into the air, my mom took the opportunity to inform me that "If that wasn't my friend, you'd be dead now!" I barely left my mother's side for the next 16 years while we were out and about. It's not a technique I necessarily recommend, or one that won't get you arrested these days probably, but it was certainly effective.
Also, this wasn't quite parenting, but it might be useful for any of you with mouthy kids or kids who like to complain a lot and don't seem to realize what all they have to be thankful for. In tenth grade, one of my teachers had a policy in his classroom that if anyone, including him, said something negative--insulted or complained about somebody or something--then they had to follow that up with two positive comments. These could be about anything, they didn't have to relate to whatever had been insulted or complained about. It's not a bad way to live, really; whenever you grumble or complain about someone or something, take a minute and find two things to be happy about. Something you're looking forward to, like a weekend trip; something you're thankful for, like your health or your job. It'll help pull you out of your grouchy mood and allow you to move on rather than fixating on whatever's got you down.0 -
My teens keep their rooms clean. Why? Because when they were each at the 10-11 year-old stage when their rooms were a pit, I gave them a choice. Pick up your room, or I will do it for you. They, of course, didn't do it, so while they were in school, I went and put everything that was out into a trash bag. Trash, clothes (clean and dirty), homework, toys...you name it. If it wasn't put away, it went into the trash bag. They then had to "earn back" their stuff by having good days where they got all of their chores done and got along with their brothers and sister. They could choose two items out of the bag for every good day.
It only took once, and now when I tell them to go check their rooms, they are immediately clean.
I do the same thing to my kids. Every Sunday when they leave for thier friends house, I clean out the rooms if it is not clean. Every Sunday you can bet the rooms are picked up before they leave.
Also since i'm a single mom, I cook one meal, you eat it or you make your own. I don't have time to make multiple meals for my kids. Its amazing how fast my kids will go from hating vegetables to liking them.0 -
I used to have trouble waking up in the morning when I was a teenager. My mom tried a variety of different tactics to get me out of the bed. She turned on the light, I'd pull the covers over my head to block it out. She'd sprinkle cold water on my face, but it didn't phase me. She'd pull the covers off onto the floor, I'd just roll over and curl up into the fetal position. Finally, she discovered that I find early morning cheerfulness VERY annoying, so around 5:30am, she'd start singing at the top of her lungs, "YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE, MY ONLY SUNSHINE! YOU MAKE ME HAAAAPPPPYYYYY WHEN SKIES ARE GRAY....." or "RISE AND SHINE, LAZY SLEEPYHEAD! GET THOSE LAZY BONES OUT OF THE BED...". I'd holler, "PLEASE STOOOOOPPPPP!!!" She kept singing anyway because she knew that I'd get up just so she'd shut up.
hmmmm thanx for the idea....may have to try this one0 -
*rubs hands together* so many great ideas, not enough children....
Bwhahhaah!! Right???? 0 -
I took my son's computer out of his room for a week because I asked him to clean his room 3 times....it's been clean ever since.0
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I used to have trouble waking up in the morning when I was a teenager. My mom tried a variety of different tactics to get me out of the bed. She turned on the light, I'd pull the covers over my head to block it out. She'd sprinkle cold water on my face, but it didn't phase me. She'd pull the covers off onto the floor, I'd just roll over and curl up into the fetal position. Finally, she discovered that I find early morning cheerfulness VERY annoying, so around 5:30am, she'd start singing at the top of her lungs, "YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE, MY ONLY SUNSHINE! YOU MAKE ME HAAAAPPPPYYYYY WHEN SKIES ARE GRAY....." or "RISE AND SHINE, LAZY SLEEPYHEAD! GET THOSE LAZY BONES OUT OF THE BED...". I'd holler, "PLEASE STOOOOOPPPPP!!!" She kept singing anyway because she knew that I'd get up just so she'd shut up.
I never had trouble getting outta bed, but my Mother still enjoyed torturing me this way. My song was "Bend & Stretch! Reach for the sky! Stand on tippy toe, oh so high...." (top of her lungs as well *sigh)0 -
I'm loving some of these! My kids have chores, but don't earn any allowance unless I don't have to remind them. Hasn't happened yet. There's always something that doesn't get done. There are 5 kids...dad and I both work, so the eldest ends up with sitter duty for a few hours a day. His allowance is basically us taking him places or spending money to go on a date with his girlfriend. It's worked for us so far. My youngest is also one of those little boys who doesn't always watch what he's doing in the bathroom...so he gets to clean it up. He's gotten a lot better about aiming. I have had to put a bunch of random stuff in boxes and bags and tell them "oops...you didn't clean when I asked. Now..it's for charity". I have given a lot of things away. I've thrown out pokemon and digimon cards after telling them to pick them up repeatedly. I have been limiting electronics and on days when it's not sweltering outside, they are outside - they've actually requested "wii free" days this week, now that our temps are out of the 100s.
As far as out and out torture...my husband had our eldest son convinced that he was born with a tail for about a year. My ex husband went along with it. I finally felt sorry for him and told him the truth, to their dismay for ruining their fun. I told my ex he gets to help with therapy bills when the eldest is grown (he's 17 now, and has learned to fight back with sarcasm). ;-P0 -
When my 13 year old lied to me i made her stand outside on a busy road with a sign that said "I LIE AND THIS IS MY PUNISHMENT" to my knowledge.. she hasnt lied again.. or shes better at hiding it. lol0
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When my son was 5, my ex started to punish him by putting him on our Mac SE and doing 10 minutes of Mario Teaches Typing. He hated that....but he sure learned to type! Certainly came in handy now that he is a computer geek.
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This isnt about torturing them.. well, kinda, but it was funny...
My husband had both of my daughters convienced (they are 13 & 15 now) that the tooth fairy was actually in jail.. for breaking and entering.. he wrote them letters signed with prison numbers and everything.. He told them that since he got caught stealing, his punishment was to be turned into a fairy, go into peoples houses, take their teeth and NOT wake them up. he had to pay them for their teeth to show he was really there...
My daughter was SO convienced that she wrote a letter back to the toothfairy and gave him his money back to help with his bail.. LOL!!0 -
I do not have children of my own. But, cared for brothers four children often for several years. They were all very good at throwing tantrums in public, 'cause brother and his wife would give into what they wanted!
I hated that! So, whenever I had them and we had to go somewhere, they knew that if they threw a tantrum of any kind, we left. Just like that! We could have a full grocery cart, and I would just leave it and take them out!
Well, as they got older, they would be particularily nasty. And, the leaving thing seemed to be their goal! So, I started a new form of "torture"!
I would either start to sing and dance very loudly and badly! Plus, if there was anyone we knew...I would get them involved somehow! It is amazing how quickly they started behaving on our outings! LOL!0 -
I don't have kids - but I have been a very embarrassing aunty to my niece by opening out and pretending to sleep lots of different fold out couches in IKEA!0
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Is there a Dear Abby in the house? NO, this is a diet blog.
Who crapped in your wheaties this morning? Chit chat fun and games...don't like it? Don't answer it. Simple!
10 year old - every Sunday he empties all the trash cans in the whole house AND scrubs his bathroom. According to him I am the ONLY Mom that makes their son scrub their bathroom. I told him he is the only 10 year old I know WITH his OWN bathroom! Scrub it!
2.5 year old - I count ( he fishes counting for me now :explode: ) take things away, put him in time out...if he is naughty I discipline and since I'm the one doing the majority of it he favors daddy! Above all else, he HATES when I threaten not to rub his back before bed. He screams 'NO! I DO IT, I DO IT, YOU RUB MY BACK MAMA!'
10 month old - she is an angel
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My children (3 year old twins) HATE, HATE, HATE it when I count... giving them a short time frame to do something in. I give them a chance to follow direction, and if they dont within a reasonable amount of time, I start the countdown. The faster I count, the faster they move. I like to experiement with speed. They always scream "NO!! DON'T COUNT, MAMA!!" as they are scrambling. Lol. I love to see how fast they can move.
HAHA! Same thing happens here! I love the "Don't count!" pleas. But I love even more how it works.0 -
Yes your future daughter in law will thank you...mine might kill me! I have yet to be able to get my youngest to lift the toilet seat and trust me, that is worse than not putting it back down! ARgggg...how many times do I have to tell him?! I do make him clean the seat after because he always makes a mess. You think he would learn!My children (3 year old twins) HATE, HATE, HATE it when I count... giving them a short time frame to do something in. I give them a chance to follow direction, and if they dont within a reasonable amount of time, I start the countdown. The faster I count, the faster they move. I like to experiement with speed. They always scream "NO!! DON'T COUNT, MAMA!!" as they are scrambling. Lol. I love to see how fast they can move.
Oh I love this one. Gotta try it on my son.
If I see my son peed outside the toilet ( as most males do ) I make him clean it. Then mop. Also he has to lower the seat. One day my future daughter in law will thank me!0 -
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My children (3 year old twins) HATE, HATE, HATE it when I count... giving them a short time frame to do something in. I give them a chance to follow direction, and if they dont within a reasonable amount of time, I start the countdown. The faster I count, the faster they move. I like to experiement with speed. They always scream "NO!! DON'T COUNT, MAMA!!" as they are scrambling. Lol. I love to see how fast they can move.
Oh I love this one. Gotta try it on my son.
If I see my son peed outside the toilet ( as most males do ) I make him clean it. Then mop. Also he has to lower the seat. One day my future daughter in law will thank me!
She should worship the ground you walk on...
I did the counting thing too when mine were little(they are teens now), and it was very effective. One other thing that worked like magic was the kitchen timer set for bed time. I think they associated the timer with cakes and cookies coming out of the oven, and thought it was all-powerful...anyhow, they NEVER argued when the bed timer rang...0 -
I get no greater pleasure in the world then rocking out while waiting at a busy intersection with my 11 year old daughter in the front seat!!! You have never seen a kid move so fast as when she dives in shame under the dashboard. Ahhhh....its the little things...0
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Teenage daughters are the best! My daughter always wants me to drop her off down the street from school and I just pull right in front of the school where everybody is and wave. I also talk to all the kids! She absolutely HATES it!!!! lol The other kids don't mind, they think I'm a "cool" mom. You better believe everybody is gonna know who her mom is! lol0
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I just want my wife and children to be the best they can be. I don't take pleasure in beating them. I just feel I owe it to them to help them improve as human beings.
Hahah that's horrible but I'm giggling to myself0 -
I haven't done this to my children but when I was about 12 years old my Mum had thos AWFUL hat. Really ugly and bold and handknitted and didn't match any of her clothes. If I was late into the car in the mornings (therefore making EVERYONE late) she would turn up at the school gates wearing it. I wasn't late often. She did the same with my sister too.
Recently it arrived in the post (I can't believe she saved it) and I will use the same tactic with my 4 girls when they start at school!!0 -
Great thread!
I torture my kids every day...I use the word "no." lol!0 -
i think they torture me.. oh well0
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I'm a MEAN mom... and frequently hear "This is the worst day of my life!" Which just means I'm doing my job right!!! I have four kids, 2 boy's 2 girls, and they range in age from 10 to 5.
My "meanest" or "latest" rule is if you do something mean or disrespectful to another member of the family then YOU owe THEM a chore! I make the chore assignment so that it is fair and goes with the severity of the offense. It has to be something that will be helpful to the offended party. Making a bed, picking up their laundry, washing windows, unloading the dishwasher, dusting, cleaning the bathroom, doing one of their reg. chores, etc...
If they don't like dinner and refuse to eat a decent / acceptable amount then it goes in the fridge and they get to have it for breakfast! It only takes once or twice of soggy taco's or cold soup before they decide that they will eat dinner when it's WARM!
If they don't behave in public or at church then they "EARN" laps... We have a long driveway and a lap is all the way to the end and back. If they have been warned more then once and still keep up the bad behavior then they earn laps that correspond with their age 5 year old starts with 5, 10 year old with 10 etc... If it continues they add additional laps to that number.
I've made my boy's 10 & 8 get out of bed and run laps when they won't settle down and go to bed and have been warned multiple times. They didn't think I was going to make them run when it was dark... But that is what car head lights are for! They went to bed quietly after the laps were done.
If they are being REALLY LOUD in the car and can't settle when asked they get to walk... They walk on the far side of the shoulder of the road and I follow behind with my hazards on. It takes longer to get home but at least they aren't yelling in the car! Thankfully we live in the middle of nowhere and there isn't much traffic! Usually all I have to say is "Do I need to stop the car so you can walk?!?!?"
I took my O.D.S. NEW BIKE away because he refused to wear his socks and shoes when riding it! It was just for two day's... but because he wouldn't stay off it until he was allowed to have it back it kept getting extended. So now it's at a friends house until he can earn it back... At this point it's not looking good!
They all have chores and are only allowed 30 minutes of TV each daily. So they can choose to watch a movie, and use all of their TV time together, or each gets to pick a 30 minute show. They have to play outside in the morning after breakfast and in the afternoon we have an allotted Quite time, when it's to hot to be outside... they can read, color, do puzzles, play card games etc... But no Video Games/TV/Computer....
Their beds have to be made, their rooms picked up, (Not perfect but according to their age.) and pet's have to be fed & watered before they have breakfast... I usually just have to ask "If you can't feed them then why should I feed you?"
I've been a little lax the last couple weeks... time to crack down again after the chaos that ensued today! Summer hours are over at our house! After three hours with friend and playing in the pool they destroyed their rooms and mine too! While I was making dinner in the kitchen!
In less then an hour their rooms went from being picked up and clean to COMPLETE DISASTER areas!!! Including drawers pulled out of the dressers and toy's all dumped out of toy boxes! They aren't going to be happy in the A.M.!!!
Wow that's really LONG!!! Sorry!!
I'm sure there are more... I told you I am a MEAN Mom!
P.S. They are losing everything but their bedding tomorrow! Can't keep it picked up and be respectful of other people's things then you don't need "things" of your own... they are going to be earning thing's back for a while!
I do not think you are a MEAN mom. I think you are very structured, and I applaud you for it. Personally, I'm not quite as structured as you are, but each of us has to do what works for us. I'm a teacher, and I wish more parents leaned toward your side of fence rather than the opposite side.
Sounds like you're doing a great job.
I think I just found my idol....lol...NOW you should be a roll model for ALL parents these days....really, the world would be a better place.
i agree i have copied this to my computer and the husband will be reading it when he gets home ..... with our 2 kids and his 3 from previous not to mention the 3 girls we are trying desperately to adopt ..... these are all GREAT alternative to beating your kids while still disciplining them and teaching them to grow in life!!! ..... my idol! i CANT WAIT for the 12 and 15 year olds to get here this summer!!!! august is going to be SOOOO much fun for us!!0 -
I actually have my sons phone set to shut off between the hours of 11pm and 6am, so I don't even have to take his phone at night.0
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I'm also making him pay to fix his own bmx bike. He has no concept of money. He is the type that if grandma gives him a dollar he's out the door spending it. So as soon as he saves up enough, we are opening a bank account for him and 50% of all cash he gets goes into his savings.0
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so many great ideas!0
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