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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 45406" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Just a quick offering....I don't think delayed justice works with</p><p>complex difficult children. Chances are there will be no "cause and effect"</p><p>connection were you to keep her from attending another party.</p><p></p><p>Due to the safety issue, however, I think it "might" be a good</p><p>idea to focus on avoiding a repeat of that behavior. DDD</p><p></p><p>PS: GFGmom used to sneak out the door after dinner and "go visit" neighbors. It was terrible and my two PCs and I would</p><p>have to go on scouting missions to find her..praying the whole</p><p>time that nobody had offered her a ride. She would have said</p><p>yes in an instant and she was a beautiful little girl. Anyway...</p><p>I decided to draw a line in the sand and told her "if you EVER</p><p>go outside our house after dark again I will give your Bobo</p><p>bear to children who have no toys!" Her eyes got big. I thought</p><p>I had finally made my point. A week later she snuck out the door</p><p>and went to visit a neighbor. We found her and brough her home.</p><p>I had her get Bobo bear and the two of us drove to the Salvation</p><p>Army drop box. She begged. She sobbed. She shook. I stuck</p><p>to my guns. Bobo bear went down the slot. Forty years later I</p><p>still remember that evening vividly. It did NO good as a learning experience about the dangers of going out after dark.</p><p>The only thing she remembered was "my Mommy gave my Bobo bear</p><p>away".</p><p></p><p>Moral: Some of our children are not capable of understanding</p><p>the lessons.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 45406, member: 35"] Just a quick offering....I don't think delayed justice works with complex difficult children. Chances are there will be no "cause and effect" connection were you to keep her from attending another party. Due to the safety issue, however, I think it "might" be a good idea to focus on avoiding a repeat of that behavior. DDD PS: GFGmom used to sneak out the door after dinner and "go visit" neighbors. It was terrible and my two PCs and I would have to go on scouting missions to find her..praying the whole time that nobody had offered her a ride. She would have said yes in an instant and she was a beautiful little girl. Anyway... I decided to draw a line in the sand and told her "if you EVER go outside our house after dark again I will give your Bobo bear to children who have no toys!" Her eyes got big. I thought I had finally made my point. A week later she snuck out the door and went to visit a neighbor. We found her and brough her home. I had her get Bobo bear and the two of us drove to the Salvation Army drop box. She begged. She sobbed. She shook. I stuck to my guns. Bobo bear went down the slot. Forty years later I still remember that evening vividly. It did NO good as a learning experience about the dangers of going out after dark. The only thing she remembered was "my Mommy gave my Bobo bear away". Moral: Some of our children are not capable of understanding the lessons. [/QUOTE]
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