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<blockquote data-quote="DungeonmasterCal" data-source="post: 2838080" data-attributes="member: 5388">It's under the cushions on the couch, along with your lost keys and 37 cents in change.Thanks again for the advice and support.&nbsp; Everyone has made very intelligent points, and I've considered them all, but I firmly believe in reinforcing lessons.&nbsp; Before I even read the posts tonight, I knew that by not going to GC myself would be the same as empowering him.&nbsp; If that makes me a tyrannical dad, I revel in it.&nbsp; I told my son one day that if I were a dinosaur, I'd be Paternosaurus Rex, the King of the Tyrant Fathers, and I'd be darned proud to be called that.&nbsp; Seriously, I believe that if a punishment of any sort is rendered, it has to be enforced to be effective.&nbsp; It's a hard lesson for both my son and myself.&nbsp; My dad (God rest him) was a real hard-ass sometimes, and while I grumbled and groused and if it weren't for the fact clowns are way creepy I might have run off to join the circus, I loved him fiercely.&nbsp; I know kids today whose parents purposely chose to be light disciplinarians, and those kids are hellions.&nbsp; Then the parents whine to me about &quot;Why is little so and so such a problem?&quot;&nbsp; I just shake my head and thank Dad for the lessons he taught me.&nbsp; So, I reckon I'm coming to the 'Con.&nbsp; As far as drinks go, I like everything but ouzo and grappa, and I'm willing to give ouzo another chance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DungeonmasterCal, post: 2838080, member: 5388"] It's under the cushions on the couch, along with your lost keys and 37 cents in change. Thanks again for the advice and support. Everyone has made very intelligent points, and I've considered them all, but I firmly believe in reinforcing lessons. Before I even read the posts tonight, I knew that by not going to GC myself would be the same as empowering him. If that makes me a tyrannical dad, I revel in it. I told my son one day that if I were a dinosaur, I'd be [I]Paternosaurus Rex[/I], the King of the Tyrant Fathers, and I'd be darned proud to be called that. Seriously, I believe that if a punishment of any sort is rendered, it has to be enforced to be effective. It's a hard lesson for both my son and myself. My dad (God rest him) was a real hard-ass sometimes, and while I grumbled and groused and if it weren't for the fact clowns are way creepy I might have run off to join the circus, I loved him fiercely. I know kids today whose parents purposely chose to be light disciplinarians, and those kids are hellions. Then the parents whine to me about "Why is little so and so such a problem?" I just shake my head and thank Dad for the lessons he taught me. So, I reckon I'm coming to the 'Con. As far as drinks go, I like everything but ouzo and grappa, and I'm willing to give ouzo another chance. [/QUOTE]

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