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1. over 15 years ago on For Better or For Worse

   I disagree that withholding dinner didn’t fit the crime. Granted, I never withheld dinner from my kids, but being disrespectful always called up punishments to help which ever of my three was being disrespectful see that Mom was their provider, their caretaker, their protector and respect was a must. When my kids were disrespectful - if a tempertantrum was involved, early bed, time outs and witholding something I did for them was usually the mode WITH a discussion of what their actions were that presented the results: no taxi service, no laundry, meals were not withheld, but ‘home cooked dinners’ were. They didn’t get to sit at the table with the rest of us to eat dinner, they went to bed with a sandwhich and an apple. My children and I are incredibly close - and they are respectful to me and their elders. But I respect them too. .. it’s a two way street.