When my boy decided that his Xbox One was more important than spending time with his newly adopted sibling (the sibling he begged and pleaded with us to bring into our home, crying when several of them weren't meant to be) I got rid of the Xbox. It wasn't a dramatic thing like this. It it was simply... unplug the unit and inform him it is no longer his. It sold the next day.

Once he got his head back on straight he got another (the same just out of storage).

Watching the video with subtitles often provides bonus laughs.

These people behave like addicts.

I am surprised the bobcat could toss the Audi around like that, impressive.

As for the rest, they need some counseling, especially mean Santa.

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Originally posted by adobesig:
I was a strict dad, but that guy just lost it and gave his kids a pattern of behavior to replicate. Raising my voice was an indication the I was no longer in control and being in control was my job...

Well said.

I was also, by the modern term, a strict parent. My wife and I worked hard to model appropriate behavior, and provide our kids with thoughtful boundaries, love, respect, opportunities to make choices, and clear expectations.

Television? We all stuck to the same restriction; one hour per day after school. One hour for the kids and one for us (we all learned to make good choices and to negotiate!) No television at all for all of us during the month of July. Horror of horrors, my kids grew up during the early tech boom. They had no personal computer and could not have a cell phone until they were juniors in high school. They have done very well in life in part because they have internalized the concept of delayed gratification.

Perhaps we were odd, but raising our kids was the most rewarding experience of my life.

Silent