tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22583491.post5779292796241904573..comments2024-01-29T01:32:16.780-07:00Comments on 704 Houser Street: Am I Mean?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22583491.post-51805099894043492622014-04-02T11:31:31.375-06:002014-04-02T11:31:31.375-06:00Both.
Just because something is mean doesn't ...Both.<br /><br />Just because something is mean doesn't keep it from being a good tool. JNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22583491.post-21037476589140733942014-04-02T11:24:47.291-06:002014-04-02T11:24:47.291-06:00Not mean at all. A great object lesson.
The only...Not mean at all. A great object lesson.<br /><br />The only acceptable pranks are those where the victim laughs. (Assuming that the victim is a "normal" human being.)Master Doh-Sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08253282508454605041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22583491.post-70410973135259275332014-04-01T22:46:47.658-06:002014-04-01T22:46:47.658-06:00I didn't think it was mean. I thought it was ...I didn't think it was mean. I thought it was an object lesson that was done in a way that they could relate to. Nobody likes to be tricked. If the kids don't like it, maybe they won't do it to somebody else.<br /><br />It was interesting that my daughter seemed to accept verbal deception, my son was much more affected emotionally, he was shocked that something wasn't true.Res Ipsanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22583491.post-16554700573219426442014-04-01T20:34:49.028-06:002014-04-01T20:34:49.028-06:00Way to go, Res! Same way I learned it from a buddy...Way to go, Res! Same way I learned it from a buddy's dad. Nothing mean about it. It is effective, and, the best part, true.Billiamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15489132492383133253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22583491.post-21180512757162102682014-04-01T18:50:27.817-06:002014-04-01T18:50:27.817-06:00Res,
You did just fine. I am a little concerned ...Res,<br /><br />You did just fine. I am a little concerned though about your wife's idea of what constitutes mean. Is she interested in raising scaredy cat kids? Or kids that nobody likes? I have learned a lot from observing parents who subscribe to that definition of "that's mean". None of it ends well Res. Take it from a woman who raised two decent kids to adulthood. You were not mean.<br /><br />I do applaud her for trying to get the kids to eat healthy. It isn't easy.<br /><br />You did fix them grilled cheese Res. That is like the #1 or #2 item on the hall of fame comfort food list. You are a good dad Res.<br /><br />Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22583491.post-65461842833866942892014-04-01T17:35:16.947-06:002014-04-01T17:35:16.947-06:00I don't mind jokes. Kids need to learn how to...I don't mind jokes. Kids need to learn how to be nice before they start playing tricks or mocking people. Learning how to be good is my first concern playing pranks and being funny is OK in the right time and place.Res Ipsanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22583491.post-27189708439850303442014-04-01T15:03:14.143-06:002014-04-01T15:03:14.143-06:00I agree with you. The children may have suffered ...I agree with you. The children may have suffered hurt feelings, but they'll certainly get over it and learned a valuable lesson in the meantime.<br /><br />When I was a boy, there was an incident when my younger brother and I decided to play tricks on the two brothers (both younger than us) who lived next door. We told them that we had a secret to tell them -- when the younger boy put his ear to the fence, my brother spit in his ear. And when I told the older brother that I wouldn't spit in his ear, he put it up to the fence where I proceeded to bite it.<br /><br />Well, the inevitable happened when he went into his house crying...told their mother what happened...their mother called our mother...and our mother punished us by biting our ears -- a <i>lot</i> harder than I had done.<br /><br />I have never bitten anyone's ear ever again since. More to the point, though, I have never played tricks of any kind like that on anyone ever again. It sometimes takes a harsh lesson to get a point across.WaterBoynoreply@blogger.com