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The Dad Who Sold Christmas
This is something I learned a long, long time ago... moms tend to be flexible, while dads have boundaries that must never be crossed. The moral: dads don't bluff:
There's not much laughter today at the home of a Pasadena information technology specialist who has decided to auction off his kids' Christmas presents - and possibly dismantle the family tree - because the youngsters, ages 9, 11 and 15, have been naughty, not nice.
The teenager basically told dad he didn't have the cajones to go through with it. Which makes this particular daddy smile. Then again I've always been a mean bastard.
Good for him. Especially considering that I'd have just gotten a beat-down, this punishment isn't physically or mentally abusive. And that social worker at the end of it stating that they shouldn't sell the presents is on crack. Once a punishment has been declared - especially when it's for a future action, if that action occurs, the punishment absolutely must occur. If not, then the children will run amuck.
Posted by: ron on December 24, 2004 02:05 PM