Sooooo.....

[MouseWife]

Originally Posted by JWBear

I remember it as "Whip me, beat me, make me write bad checks". But I don't remember where it came from.

That is how it started, you are right. How we changed it, I don't know.....

Mousey Girl~ That was sooo smart.

I wish I could look back and say I always made the right choice.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I pulled kind of an asshole move on my bike yesterday, but dude totally deserved it.

Some jackass decided it would be a good idea to pause in his jog, stand on the bike path and have a cell phone conversation, with his back to traffic. Particularly galling considering the 20 feet of space to his right that is not on the bike path.

So when I passed him I came as close as I could without actually clipping him. I think my sleeve might have brushed his shoulder.

I know, dick move. But he started it.

I didn't bother looking back to see his reaction.

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by Mousey Girl

My mom used the flyswatter on the backs of our thighs. She also yelled a lot. I don't remember the yelling, but she still feels bad about it.

When The Boy was 3ish, we had an episode where I was going to spank him, I had grabbed his belt out of anger. I caught myself before I used it, dropped the belt and walked away. I knew that if I had started with it I was angry to the point that I would not have stopped. I had to come up with more creative ways to punish him. this meant taking away privledges, toys, ect... It was much more effective and I felt a whole lot better about myself as a mom.

My mom had a wicked temper- seven kids (single parent) and loads of prescription drugs did not help. She was fun when she was in a good mood, but scary and violent as hell when she wasn't. Very Mommy Dearest, only without the money. When you're raised by someone like that, you fear that maybe the monster will come out in you as well, but thankfully it hasn't happened in the 15 years I've been a mom.

I've only had to spank Tori twice- both times only one swat, and not hard. The first time, it was shortly after she lost her hearing and ran from me in a crowded hospital parking lot- she almost got hit by a car. I figured I would rather she understood the importance of not running from mommy than have her get run over, and it worked. She never did it again. The second time she was mouthing off to her Grandma- she was seven and starting to get a bit lippy, and I had to told her that if I caught her doing it again she would get a swat. She didn't think I could hear her (I was in the bedroom), but I did....Again, it was one swat, not hard, but her feelings were so hurt it could have been 100 lashes and I wouldn't have felt worse. (I'm glad I felt bad- I suspect the parents that spank their kids a lot often derive some sort of release or satisfaction from it). I told her that she was hurting Grandma's feelings in much the same way, and that pretty much put a stop to that. Oddly enough, I've never had to ground her or give her a time out- she's such a good kid that it's never even really came up. I know we're not out of the woods yet- next year she can (maybe) date.......

[RStar]

I've been up for 24 hours. After 8 hours at work I had to take my wife to the ER because her foot swelled up like a ballon and she was having chest pains. After 12 hours in the ER they transfered her to the hospital. I just got home. It was 11:30 yesterday morning when I last ate, so I'm going to grab a bite, and get some sleep. Tomorrow I'll be back at the hospital as she will go through more test on her heart.

[Strangler Lewis]

Yikes. Hope everything turns out okay.

[Not Afraid]

Good thoughts for your wife, Bob!

[innerSpaceman]

Healing vibes from here as well.

[scaeagles]

Big drag. Hope nothing major.

[cirquelover]

I hope you got some food in you and a good nights sleep. I also hope things turn out fine for your wife. I'll be thinking of you two.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Scary stuff! Hope they get her fixed up.