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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 20794" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I remember my mother telling me that when she was younger, before she had kids, she KNEW her kids would never fight because she had the perfect answer. If the kids were fighting with each other she would separate them - one into the front yard, the other into the back. </p><p>Then when she HAD kids she realised it didn't work. because in reality, the kids wanted to be with each other. They would each go to the side gate an whisper conspiratorially.</p><p>So she had to find other ways. Some of her ways would not be permitted these days but she was inventive, which scared us into compliance. Who knew what punishment she would think of next? I think the most effective one was tying a stocking around the kid's waist. I don't know why this worked- the threat of it was enough to get compliance. And she wasn't tying the kid TO anything, just tying a stocking round their waist...</p><p>Only once did she tie a kid to anything- her grandson was tied, with a stocking, to the clothesline. he could have untied himself at any time. Instead, he stood there and screamed in rage. He had run up behind his baby sister (a toddler) and shoved, hard, so she fell face first into the cement. Nasty. But while he was being punished and he was screaming - baby sister started sobbing and ran to him to hug and comfort him. How can you punish the kid?</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 20794, member: 1991"] I remember my mother telling me that when she was younger, before she had kids, she KNEW her kids would never fight because she had the perfect answer. If the kids were fighting with each other she would separate them - one into the front yard, the other into the back. Then when she HAD kids she realised it didn't work. because in reality, the kids wanted to be with each other. They would each go to the side gate an whisper conspiratorially. So she had to find other ways. Some of her ways would not be permitted these days but she was inventive, which scared us into compliance. Who knew what punishment she would think of next? I think the most effective one was tying a stocking around the kid's waist. I don't know why this worked- the threat of it was enough to get compliance. And she wasn't tying the kid TO anything, just tying a stocking round their waist... Only once did she tie a kid to anything- her grandson was tied, with a stocking, to the clothesline. he could have untied himself at any time. Instead, he stood there and screamed in rage. He had run up behind his baby sister (a toddler) and shoved, hard, so she fell face first into the cement. Nasty. But while he was being punished and he was screaming - baby sister started sobbing and ran to him to hug and comfort him. How can you punish the kid? Marg [/QUOTE]
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