Joel's disobedience and disrespect earned him a spanking today. But I must confess the way I did it was probably less than ideal (My lame excuse is that I'm congested and feel run down physically.)
He had acted up in the van when it was impossible to receive immediate consequences. Yet he was warned.
So here we were in Sarah's room, with her on the bed and me in the chair. I said, "Joel, bend over. You're getting a spanking for doing that fake cry to try to get your way. " He bent over. "And while you're bent over, I'm gonna spank you for everything else you've done wrong today." I felt silly saying that and started to chuckle.
"Oh, that's real effective parenting, Mom, " Sarah said.
"And you're in a propriate," Joel said, laughing.
"In a what?" I said, losing all composure.
"A propriate," he repeated.
"No, I'm not, " I said, 'you're gonna get 3 swats." And he did.
Sarah then took out the Bible and began Proverbs to him. "He who spares the rod hates his son," it says, "If Mom and Dad hated you, they wouldn't spank you, but they love you,"
"You're reading it wrong!" he insisted.
"No, read it for yourself," Sarah said, and showed him Proverbs 13:24. He read out loud word by word, "He . Who. Spares. The. Rod. Hates. His. Son."
He was had. Then he was cheerful.
That's what I call a "propriate" response to discipline!~)
Thursday, May 31, 2007
In a what?
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3 comments:
Thats a cute AND Funny story, but do you think the spanking was of much value since it became a joke?
I've not been on blogger forever and decided to blog hoping today to say hi and to read a funny story, glad I wasn't disappointed.
Kids!
Sandy
No, I'm sure the spanking had no value. I wish I were the perfect parent whose every move and word was meaningful.
Good to "hear" from you again, Sandy. How's the charity crocheting going?
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