MaggieD
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Some of you may remember me talking about this little boy in the past -- it would be Tom's, let's see, nephew once-removed or some-such. As he's been adopted by Tom's sister (his great-grandmother), he's Tom's nephew. We see quite a bit of him.
He's a normal little boy. Very well behaved for the most part because his father is pretty strict with him. And, of course, they've had lots of experience raising kids.
His dad swears. "Stupid ****." "**** it!" "****in' whatever." He tries not to now (and may not, as far as I know), but he's done it enough so that the little boy's picked it up. And, not surprisingly, he uses it in correct context -- both at home and at pre-school.
Other than that, he's a good little boy. They've tried to cure him (for one reason, school's complained) by spankings, hot sauce, etc. And it hasn't quite worked. (Yeah, I know; don't even talk to me about it.)
I thought I might make a suggestion to them: Give him $5 a week allowance. He has to save half. Then, for every time he uses a swear word, he loses 50-cents. So five times in a week and he's broke. If he's successful? He gets to take his $$ to the dollar store or wherever and buy what he wants. If not? Better luck next week.
Does this sound like a good alternative to suggest to spanking and hot sauce or soap?
He's a normal little boy. Very well behaved for the most part because his father is pretty strict with him. And, of course, they've had lots of experience raising kids.
His dad swears. "Stupid ****." "**** it!" "****in' whatever." He tries not to now (and may not, as far as I know), but he's done it enough so that the little boy's picked it up. And, not surprisingly, he uses it in correct context -- both at home and at pre-school.
Other than that, he's a good little boy. They've tried to cure him (for one reason, school's complained) by spankings, hot sauce, etc. And it hasn't quite worked. (Yeah, I know; don't even talk to me about it.)
I thought I might make a suggestion to them: Give him $5 a week allowance. He has to save half. Then, for every time he uses a swear word, he loses 50-cents. So five times in a week and he's broke. If he's successful? He gets to take his $$ to the dollar store or wherever and buy what he wants. If not? Better luck next week.
Does this sound like a good alternative to suggest to spanking and hot sauce or soap?