Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Technical Questions We survived - but not without a scratch!

Actually to be honest at age three I took lipstick from my mother's purse and used it to "write" all over my aunt's new couch. I'm sure I looked for a set of speakers to ruin but it was the '40's and the war had just ended and money was at a premium...........

and your father/uncle/grandfather probably beat the living s**t out of you and you NEVER EVER, EVER thought of doing such a thing again!
I know. The hitting thing is pretty NON-PC now a days.
But considering what monsters me and my brother were when we were growing up, if we had NOT been hit I shudder to think of what else we would have tried to get away with, above and beyond what we DID do!
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I'm with you Searbear. I'm the last of five (dad calls me #5) and if we hadnt gotten a good arse tanning every now and again, I think at least three of us would have ended up in prison.
Not me of course.

We were discussing over dinner how useful a short piece of rubber hose can be for ensuring clear understanding. How timely.

Seriously, you can scare the &^%$^% out of someone without actually hitting them, hope you at least got a chance to do that. If not I would have a long talk with your sister.

Sorry to hear about your speakers. I *think* they'll be OK but it might not hurt to give Axiom a call during the week and get their opinion.

You fellas are a bit older than me, but a good whipping still works these days. I'm only 20 and my dad whipped me until I was about twelve. My brother and I were well-behaved kids (especially comparatively to other kids and relatives) but whenever we pushed the envelope too far we got a not so friendly reminder to step back in line. To this day my dad threatens to "take me to the back yard." Fortunately I'm able to probably take him now, I just still kinda wonder what he's able to do if he's mad enough.

Many of my friends got spankings as well. I think we are the last of a generation getting whipped. Some of my younger cousins (ages 3-12) and some of my parents friends who also have young children; most of thier kids all behave terribly. And not one of those kids gets whipped and yet thier parents wonder why said little monster won't behave. If you can't tell, I'm in favor of a well-intentioned beating. I just hope I have an understanding wife or extremely well-behaved kids!

Well, I think the speakers are in good shape. Had the house to myself earlier and cranked up Toots Hibbert's latest - plenty of bass mixed with his unique voice gave the 80s a real workout. Sounded as usual - fantastic! I'll sleep easier tonight.

As for the suggested scare tactics - I like the staple idea as well, so long as they are air-gun applied!

i always laugh when i see the word "spankings".. i didnt get spanked, i got BEAT. always from dad, never mom.. she was the, "wait til your dad gets home" type. he had a 1/4 inch thick leather strap, that was about 5 inches wide, with a handle. he would get drunk and rowdy, and just start swinging. his usual aim was right about inbetween the ankles to about a foot above my butt-crack. that dang thing hurt no matter where he got you. the real funny part was, he had my name stamped in the leather(like on old cowboy belts), so when he got a good whack on your arse, i could go look in the miror, and see my name in big block letters, on my arse. he was a sick ole fella'

but, the way see it. i probably deserved about 75% of those beatings. without them, theres no telling what kind of trouble i would have gotten into. i DO spank/beat my 7 year old, but its open hand on butt. i do believe in harsh discipline when needed, but its got to be used sparingly. i noticed after a while, my son just kinda becomes immune, and it doesnt have the desired effect.

but, if he ever punches in my speakers, an arse-whuppin would most definitely be in order.

bigjohn

I believe in corporal punishment, but the trick is to make the threat of it the controlling factor, and not the spanking itself. I don't know how he did it, but it was the thought of getting it from my father's belt that controlled me. He probably actually used it only two or three times my entire life. And, to my knowledge, never really left a mark. But, just the thought of it was terrifying.

My father was very big on consideration for others. If, because I wasn't paying attention to what I was doing, I stepped on someone's toes, literally or figuratively, I got a sharp crack on the back of my head with the fingers of an open hand. It stung, but didn't really hurt, and it sure got my attention. This was followed by the admonition "pay attention to what you're doing. There are other people in the world besides you."

Another important lesson learned from this was that I must bear the consequences of my actions. And, I grew up in an era when your misbehavior had consequences. I was also raised in the era when, if I got in trouble at school, or anywhere for that matter, LOOK OUT. I was in trouble at home too. If I screwed up; I payed for it. Imagine that!

He was also big on teaching me that no one was more important, or had more rights than I. BUT, that I was no more important, or had more rights, than anyone else.

In reality, it was the fear of displeasing my parents that made me avoid misbehaving. I was one of the lucky ones who had very good, loving (but hardly perfect) parents.

Ajax,
Well said...Now where is that staple gun...

Reading this thread I'm getting a vision of Dana Carvey as 'Grumpy Old Man' on SNL. "Back in my day..." "...and we liked it!"

jr