F...people who tell you how to parent

^ NICE, gotta remember that one for about another 15 years...

i just went out and while i was driving i passed a car with a young kid driver in it looked to be maybe 17, and on the rear window some one had written how is my driving please call and then a phone number, pretty sweet idea, it's a lock that id won't be cutting me off without a phone call to his parents

At one point I had started to look into setting up a Call Line using those same bumper stickers, get a good 800 number and let parents register their vehicles just like truckers do. Seemed like a decent potential, but I just bailed on it. Still think it seems like someone could make a go of something like that

I have two little ones, 2 and a 1/2 and 14 months. Both my wife and I were spanked as children, and it was something we both agreed to try and not do. To this day, we still haven't spanked either one of our kids. Not that I don't agree with the idea of spanking, it's just something we've decided to try and live without.

Timeouts have worked for us thus far. My oldest responds to it very well. We always assure to tell her why we put her there, and then talk to her about it after it's done.

As far as being out with the kids, we always make sure to go to kid-friendly places where we know the noise volume is higher than normal. For the most part, our girls are well-behaved, and if they get too rowdy, we pack up and go. No reason for anyone else to suffer because our kids can't behave.

I can't see my oldest sitting through an entire movie since she can barely sit through a 20 minute episode of Scooby Doo (which is her favorite right now, although she likes Max & Ruby, Phineas & Ferb, Dragon Tales, and Yo Gabba Gabba too...I sneak in Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies from time to time and she likes those). But I think here soon we'll give it a whirl at home, as we do have a good number of Disney/Pixar movies.

I have two little ones, 2 and a 1/2 and 14 months. Both my wife and I were spanked as children, and it was something we both agreed to try and not do. To this day, we still haven't spanked either one of our kids. Not that I don't agree with the idea of spanking, it's just something we've decided to try and live without.

Timeouts have worked for us thus far. My oldest responds to it very well. We always assure to tell her why we put her there, and then talk to her about it after it's done.

As far as being out with the kids, we always make sure to go to kid-friendly places where we know the noise volume is higher than normal. For the most part, our girls are well-behaved, and if they get too rowdy, we pack up and go. No reason for anyone else to suffer because our kids can't behave.

I can't see my oldest sitting through an entire movie since she can barely sit through a 20 minute episode of Scooby Doo (which is her favorite right now, although she likes Max & Ruby, Phineas & Ferb, Dragon Tales, and Yo Gabba Gabba too...I sneak in Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies from time to time and she likes those). But I think here soon we'll give it a whirl at home, as we do have a good number of Disney/Pixar movies.

Sadly my son is in love with Dora, that show is so bad not Barney bad but still annoying.

My daughter loves Dora, but sadly it never shows up on our TV, so she doesn't request it. I just think it's funny that she's scared of different things, but Scooby Doo doesn't freak her out. Almost like she knows how campy it really is.

At one point I had started to look into setting up a Call Line using those same bumper stickers, get a good 800 number and let parents register their vehicles just like truckers do. Seemed like a decent potential, but I just bailed on it. Still think it seems like someone could make a go of something like thatThat's a good idea but I think the problem is that kids can be such vindictive assholes. You just know half of the calls would come from a fellow teenager who is mad at the driver for some stupid reason, so they want to get him in trouble.
It reminds me of what one of my teacher friends said happened at their school. A couple of kids who drive a car similar to another teacher or vice principal (I can't remember exactly) where printing out fake license plates on the computer, taping them over their real plates, and purposely speeding past speed cameras. To be fair, I have no idea if this was true or not, but it sounds like something kid I knew in high school would have done.

i think it would help if the number was regulated somehow, like if the number went to the insurance company or something, who would then call the parents/responsible party and let them know that they have been getting complaints about the vehicle, etc...

But i'm not sure...somebody would probably prank it too much for it to really be legitimate...

That's a good idea but I think the problem is that kids can be such vindictive assholes. You just know half of the calls would come from a fellow teenager who is mad at the driver for some stupid reason, so they want to get him in trouble.
It reminds me of what one of my teacher friends said happened at their school. A couple of kids who drive a car similar to another teacher or vice principal (I can't remember exactly) where printing out fake license plates on the computer, taping them over their real plates, and purposely speeding past speed cameras. To be fair, I have no idea if this was true or not, but it sounds like something kid I knew in high school would have done.


General you would have to have the same color car and car type plus a pretty good copy those images are really clear. I doubt the story is true.

Not to bring up an old thread but...

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Not to bring up an old thread but...

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