Pre-Game Captains Meeting

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Well where is the, "I want to be friends with kids..." one when you need one?

That is honestly the problem here. But then again we are not from the same cultural experience like stated earlier. I do not come from a place where kids are put in "time out." I come from a place they whoop your behind when you were a kid.

Peace

Originally Posted by Dad

Probably because now a whooping will get you a visit form the police.

Originally Posted by Rich

And that's something to be proud of? GMAFB. I know how to parent without whooping my kid.

You have no idea of my experiences or my culture....then again I don't bring that kind of stuff up at every opportunity.

I believe that Jeff will agree with me that hitting a child is not appropriate punishment in today's society and is, in fact, never an appropriate punishment for a child. But it is obvious that we grew up in a time when if one received a paddling at school we were sure to get one from our "old man" when he got home from work. We grew up in a time that we knew that the punishment we received at home would be infinitely worse than whatever punishment we received at school. My sons knew that if they misbehaved at school the punishment at home would seem infinitely worse than the punishment they received at school.

My dad never hit me and I don't remember him ever spanking me because when I became old enough for him to spank me I could always out run him, . And it was the same with Mark, Jr., and Andy, LOL!

The fact of the matter is that Jeff, myself, and my sons were raised to respect our elders, to conduct oneself in a civilized manner, and if one misbehaved that the punishment would be imposed and that it would fit the crime.

MTD, Sr.

[Rich]

I appreciate that other moderators probably left this thread open because I was in the middle of this, but upon some reflection while driving home from buying my last Christmas presents, I realized that I contributed to taking this thread way off course.

I'm locking it, leaving Jeff and Mark to have the last words, other than to say that we all may be somewhat different, but I imagine I could work with just about anyone on this forum. Once the ball goes up, we're all just guys wearing stripes trying to get plays right and managing a game best we can.