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Tough Love

juicymango by juicymango · Apr 7, 2004 · 331 views · Journal

Got this from a friend, thought it was amazing.

Much has been said about "tough love" for misbehaving children.

Most of America's populace thinks it very improper to spank children, so Cathy and I have tried other methods to control our kids when they have one of "those moments".

One that we found very effective for me, is just take the child for a car ride and talk. They usually calm down and stop misbehaving after our little car ride together. I've included the photo below of one of my sessions, with our son Robert, in case you would like to use the technique. Its very effective!

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37 Comments

skaorsk8 #1 skaorsk8OG 2002

what car drives at 99 MPH on the grass?? and in a 35 MPH zone no less...proof that parents aren't as responsible as they pretend to be...

forrestina #2 forrestinaOG 2002

hahah i have some buddies with problem children i'm so sending this to.

juicymango #3 juicymangoOG 2003

I like this thing almost as much as I like the video of the kid screaming in a store, cos he wants candy, and his father says no, and the kid screams nonstop, basically screams his head off, and people are staring, and the kid is just screaming, and then it says "USE CONDOMS"

haha i love it

socalgal #3.1 socalgalOG 2003

that one is classic....i have a ton of nieces and nephews and they've done that to me and thats one of the reasons i don't want kids ni this system....

perrin #3.1.1 perrinOG 2004

Yeah I totally agree with you about that. lol
I love my neices and nephews but man sometimes I so want to kill them, though I usually just pull a chelios on them today. (Ok I've got to stop saying that what is my problem today. lol)

perrin #3.2 perrinOG 2004

I've never seen that commercial but it is so true. lol

rocksupastar #3.3 rocksupastarFounder

what are they?

perrin #3.3.1 perrinOG 2004

Well kids are those little people you see around that you were before you got older. I hope that helps a little. :-P

socalgal #3.3.1.1 socalgalOG 2003

HAHAHAHA

skaorsk8 skaorsk8OG 2002

i think he meant condoms.

perrin perrinOG 2004

No kidding really? :-P

fivezero #3.4 fivezeroOG 2003

i saw that one. that kid has a major melt-down. it's another language too and he's like, "zeh boo de babas!!!" flippin' out.

thatdarngirl #3.4.1 thatdarngirlOG 2002

Are you sure you weren't just watching the Spanish channel?

iwz #3.5 iwz

haha so funny... here it is: /files/grocery_.avi

modestjesse #4 modestjesseOG 2004

Thats great, but I'll stick with just beating the crap out of my kids! The belt worked for me!

perrin #4.1 perrinOG 2004

Your kids?? lol

omegatweeter #5 omegatweeterOG 2003

ROFL!

ilikebirds #6 ilikebirdsOG 2002

UN-possible. The kid is hanging onto winshield wipers. Kid looks like an average white american 8yr old, who should way.. if not malnourished, about 70lbs. Now winshield wipers are not strong enough to be held on to. it's a fact.

juicymango #6.1 juicymangoOG 2003

obviously, Mr. Obvious, it's not real

ilikebirds #6.1.1 ilikebirdsOG 2002

obviously oyu aren't real either.

juicymango #6.1.1.1 juicymangoOG 2003

well, that's obvious

modestjesse #6.2 modestjesseOG 2004

Not to mention that car is in park just by looking at the position of the shifter!

I'm up for a test run of this, whos up?! I'll ride the hood, wouldn't be the first time! :P

perrin #6.2.1 perrinOG 2004

I want to ride on the hood.

tinser #6.3 tinserOG 2002

also....the 99 would actually be in red instead of orange...as soon as you start going 5 miles over the speed limit...it turns RED (i know, i test to see how fast i can go whenever i see these things...and don't tell me there is a camera in there, cause i dont believe it)

modestjesse #6.3.1 modestjesseOG 2004

Maybe you're color blind, cause they pretty much nailed it I thought. ;)

tinser #6.3.1.1 tinserOG 2002

no, i'm saying...the color they have up is the orange that it shows when you aren't speeding...but once you start speeding, its turns to red

thatdarngirl thatdarngirlOG 2002

Hahaha I was just gonna say I've never seen it orange but..there's probably a reasonable explanation for that :)

modestjesse modestjesseOG 2004

I always see them as one color, and I'm just like you I'll speed up to see if my speedometer is right. :)

tinser tinserOG 2002

yeah....i've noticed that the one by my school actually clocks me at like 3 miles less then i'm doing...and everytime i see it, i wonder which is more accurate, it...or my car...but i figure my car is probably right....then again...it is a jetta :-/

modestjesse modestjesseOG 2004

Hey I drive a jetta too!

tinser tinserOG 2002

jetta buddies 4 life, haha

iwz iwz

Most likely, the radar is more accurate.

perrin perrinOG 2004

Well it has been proven that radar can be off by up to 3 mph.

modestjesse modestjesseOG 2004

Yeah, and I've proven that my speedometer can be off by 91mph! :P

perrin perrinOG 2004

Yeah I've driven with you. lol
I love how sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. lol

punkprincess #7 punkprincessOG 2001

why cant i see this picture? it bothers me.

juicymango #7.1 juicymangoOG 2003

oh crap

yeah the server is down.... we moved today, and we haven't switched the server over to the new apt.yet

it'll be back in a couple days. Heh. Sorry.

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