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"silverback" wrote in

If kids will be aboard... Yes! I've just never considered
it a big deal. I
once confronted my friend who was having a hell of a time
trying to convince
his 3 year old son to put on a life jacket.... yet he,
himself wasn't
wearing one. I pointed it out to him that he never wore
his life jacket
unless ordered... why expect different from his children?
Oddly enough once he started putting on his own life
jacket... both his
young sons donned theirs without prompting. Lead by
example.


When I used to take Scouts sailing, the rule was all kids
wear PFDs, all the time. Didn't matter if I wore one or
knot. One time, a boy had his loose, down around his waist.
Tried the old argument that it was still on. I had him take
it off, threw him in the water and made him swim behind the
boat for a mile or so. Never had any more problems.

Scotty

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"Gay Arts" wrote



My other advice is go to the store and let Thomas pick out
a PFD HE likes. Maybe
Spiderman or Spongebob or

Which one do you have?

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OzOne wrote



You should get married, have kids and totally screw up
your life.


Bite your tongue Ozzy, his life is already screwed up, why
screw up a kid, too!

SV

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--
"Swab Rob" wrote

Thomas remains tethered at all times while we're underway
via his own
jack line to the pedestal guard. He's also always with an
adult.

Did you hire one?

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Scotty wrote:
"silverback" wrote in
If kids will be aboard... Yes! I've just never considered
it a big deal. I
once confronted my friend who was having a hell of a time
trying to convince
his 3 year old son to put on a life jacket.... yet he,
himself wasn't
wearing one. I pointed it out to him that he never wore
his life jacket
unless ordered... why expect different from his children?
Oddly enough once he started putting on his own life
jacket... both his
young sons donned theirs without prompting. Lead by
example.


When I used to take Scouts sailing, the rule was all kids
wear PFDs, all the time. Didn't matter if I wore one or
knot. One time, a boy had his loose, down around his waist.
Tried the old argument that it was still on. I had him take
it off, threw him in the water and made him swim behind the
boat for a mile or so. Never had any more problems.

Scotty


You can't do that to a 2 year old....

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"katy" wrote in message
...
Scotty wrote:
"silverback" wrote in
If kids will be aboard... Yes! I've just never
considered
it a big deal. I
once confronted my friend who was having a hell of a
time
trying to convince
his 3 year old son to put on a life jacket.... yet he,
himself wasn't
wearing one. I pointed it out to him that he never wore
his life jacket
unless ordered... why expect different from his
children?
Oddly enough once he started putting on his own life
jacket... both his
young sons donned theirs without prompting. Lead by
example.


When I used to take Scouts sailing, the rule was all
kids
wear PFDs, all the time. Didn't matter if I wore one or
knot. One time, a boy had his loose, down around his
waist.
Tried the old argument that it was still on. I had him
take
it off, threw him in the water and made him swim behind
the
boat for a mile or so. Never had any more problems.

Scotty


You can't do that to a 2 year old....

Unless you tied a rope to him.

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"katy" wrote in message

You don't beat 2 year olds...if your parents beat you at 2 then shame on
them....

I'm not stating the old "Rule of Thumb" nor the "Balled Fist" here.... a
smack on the butt gets attention right away.

So... Kitty... tell us about the first time you were spanked! ;-)

CM-

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"silverback" wrote in message
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"katy" wrote in message

You don't beat 2 year olds...if your parents beat you at
2 then shame on
them....

I'm not stating the old "Rule of Thumb" nor the "Balled
Fist" here.... a
smack on the butt gets attention right away.

So... Kitty... tell us about the first time you were
spanked! ;-)

and the last time. :o

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silverback wrote:
"katy" wrote in message

You don't beat 2 year olds...if your parents beat you at 2 then shame on
them....

I'm not stating the old "Rule of Thumb" nor the "Balled Fist" here.... a
smack on the butt gets attention right away.

So... Kitty... tell us about the first time you were spanked! ;-)

CM-


Can't remember...was most likely my mother with a hairbrush or ping pong
paddle (remember those with the little rubber ball that always flew
off?) My Dad didn't believe father's should spank daughters unless it
was of the utmost gravity....my brother got the belt all the time (he
deserved it)...Funny thing is that my brother never raised a hand to his
own son, who just graduated from high school with a 4.0 average and is
an Eagle Scout....physical punishment works with some and it doesn't
work for others...in some it is a great disruptor of bad behavior, in
others it just instills rebellion....you have to be a careful parent and
know what you're doing and how far you can go....

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Scotty wrote:
"silverback" wrote in message
news:6dFjg.49260$S61.12606@edtnps90...
"katy" wrote in message

You don't beat 2 year olds...if your parents beat you at
2 then shame on
them....
I'm not stating the old "Rule of Thumb" nor the "Balled
Fist" here.... a
smack on the butt gets attention right away.

So... Kitty... tell us about the first time you were
spanked! ;-)

and the last time. :o


the last time? my brother caught me across the rear with a spatula when
I was 17...I fif my aim had been better, he would still be wearing a
fork through his butt.....