I'm a whitey myself. I could care less what the typical stereotype is. If my kid misbehaved, I would gladly knock some sense into him. My mom used to beat my ass if I was being a brat. I have a few friends who's version of discipline is telling them they can't watch a movie or some other lame punishment. Their kids are completely misbehaved... Funny that the kids don't like me to come over to hang with their parents, cause they know I won't take their shit. Now, if only we could get the kids these days to stop mimicking all the bad behavior on tv and understand that its either just fantasy, or in the case of reality tv or pop culture, it's nothing but a bunch of grownups reverting back to the level of a 5th grader, then we may have a bit of hope for this world. So, to put it into terms most people can understand. Discipline your kid. catch them on their BS. Be fair, but be firm. You are the parent, they are your child. Make them earn what they get, don't hand crap to them on an effing silver platter just cause you got the money. Teach them the value of a dollar and make sure they don't short-change themselves by acting like one of those common "get-rich or die tryin" hoodlums (to you imbeciles who may take that as a racial slur, screw off, if they perpetuate their stereotype, they can handle being labeled as an ignorant fool, and thats directed to any racial group, us whiteys have one too, its called white trash). Parents need to learn to grow a pair and instill some values back into the youth.

Beat his ass!

why would you ground him? just give him a time out!

Seriously, OP: That is HORRIBLE parenting. If you allow a child to act out beyond a few minutes, it's a tantrum and an attempt to force you to bend to his will. You need to gain control of the situation, because you are teaching your child two extremely destructive things: one, that you can be manipulated by being made uncomfortable or that you deserve to be punished for denying his wants; and two, that the appropriate response to being unhappy is to lose all control and not care about anyone else around you. IF your child grows up to be an anti-social criminal, you will have no one to blame but yourself. And lastly, this is not some demon child who is beyond your control and giving you something to whine about here on this forum. YOU are creating a monster by being a passive parent and not choosing the route of actually training this kid to be a productive and well-adjusted adult. YOU FAIL.

I can't believe you actually allow him to be heard! I would give him an additional missed outing for every moment he keeps up his tantrum! Your kid rules the household apparently

Ignoring a tanturm is the best way to handle one. It shows the kid that his screaming and carrying on will not get any attention whatsoever. So actually this is a parenting win.

YDI for being an utterly rubbish parent

Grounding also punishes you by having to listen to him. Besides, I'm sure he has enough toys around the house that he probably doesn't mind it unless he has something he wants to do. Instead, make him do chores. That's also a win for you.

Here's my advice. Video his tantrum, then threaten to show it at his next scout meeting.

If he is a proper smart ass, you ought to have him posting FML comments instead of going to anti-gay gay frolics in the woods.