Today, I grounded my son after finding out that he's been bullying other kids at school. He got mad and screamed at me, calling me a "bastard". Instead of defending me, my wife got pissed and accused me of having taught our son to swear like that. I can never win. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, during a heated argument with my son, I lost my temper and called him a son of a bitch. He enthusiastically agreed. FML
Today, my wife got a call from my son's school, telling her that he was talking inappropriately in class, using bad language. Neither my wife or I ever use foul language, spoken or written. I feel like such a failure as father and parent. FML
Today, my son finally stood up to his bully and gave him a smashing that he damn well deserved. I’m desperate to tell him how proud I am, but my wife won’t let me because “we’re not raising a thug” and after 17 years of marriage, I’ve learned arguing with her is pointless. FML
Today, I yelled at my oldest son for picking his little brother up by the throat. Only to then be yelled at my my mother-in-law for hurting his feelings. FML
Today, my son, who to my great shame is a typical bully, was suspended for bullying a disabled girl. Her father must have been the biggest, meanest, most tattooed ex-marine I've ever seen. He blamed me for bad parenting, and I actually peed myself a little in fear, which he saw too. FML
Today, I got into an argument with my mother, when she snapped and called me a son of a bitch. I said that made no sense, because I'm a girl, and it'd only really confirm that she's a bitch. She then grounded me for insulting her. FML
Today, I had to pick my son up from school after he beat the crap out of another student. The words that made him go nuts were apparently, "You mad, bro?" FML
Today, my normally very modest and prissy mom came home, pissed off about something. I asked her what was wrong, but she wouldn't say, and snapped at me to "fuck off." She then grounded me for "making" her use that kind of "vile language." FML
Today, I learned my son has been picking on a girl he has a crush on. He apparently went too far, because she finally snapped and beat him up at recess. The teacher, who knew about this from the beginning and actively did nothing, is trying to throw me under the bus for being oblivious to my son's behavior. FML
Today, I finally stood up for myself and beat the crap out of a bully at school, as my father told me to do. The kid and I were called to the principal's office, along with our parents. Inside my father's smirk faded when he saw that the kid's mom was his boss. FML
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timakinz 21
For some reason I was expecting this to end with him bullying you.
lonelyman36 12
Of course you can't, you got married.
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xs4u 13
slap some respect into ur son before u shut the wife up and tell her to ******* learn to be part of the parent team and not distort the authority figure in the child's view.
chuckcloninger 12
So who wears the pants in this family? You need two "sit down" talks. First with the wife and second with the son. And the second one might just include a butt kicking as an example of how unfair bullying can be just because you're bigger than the other guy. Perhaps then you're ready for a family discussion? Never had one? Why not?
tpernell 1
it's called marriage. Wait for the sweet release of death
jan24210ette 3
Wife's a bitch! A wife should always back up her husband even if she disagrees talk about it later. Then second man up don't ever let ur child speak to you with such ways and hate don't u know my mother would of slapped me a crossed the face.
iwadasn 33
This is the 21st century. Women are actually allowed to have their own opinions now.
AlexiAwesome 10
Ahhh the perks of being a man
Ukon 7
LOL @ everyone saying "whoop his ass" or "spank him"! The submitter is from Sweden, and any form of child abuse is highly illegal, and can potentially land you in jail. There's a reason it's outlawed, and that reason is because it is child abuse. Everyone who encourages such barbaric attitudes towards child rearing is ridiculous. My parents never spanked me or my 2 siblings. Neither of them were spanked. In fact, we never got yelled at, either My boyfriend wasn't, either. My grandparents weren't, and neither were my great grandparents. I don't plan on hurting my future children, either. Why? Because they knew a thing or two about child psychology. Any parent who doesn't read about child psychology before becoming a parent doesn't deserve having children. Abusing your child by hitting them anywhere can cause serious mental damage, even if they don't voice it. It causes them to become more depressed, have self-esteem issues, have a lack of trust, and resent their parents. I'm a major in psychology and have been studying it outside of school since I was 13. I know what I'm talking about. I've worked with several children who were from abusive homes or had abusive parents. There is a very, very thin line between discipline and abuse, so you have to make sure you're doing it right. The best thing this poor man could do is talk to his child, and listen. Have an open conversation about why the son feels the need to hurt others, why it's wrong, and what he can do to make it better. If parents really cared about their children, they would talk to them about troubles more often. Most western parents, like in America, just hit their child and expect them to understand why it's not okay to get hit, why it's not okay to hit others, why what they did was wrong, why they shouldn't do it again, etc. There have been waaay too many studies to show that spanking is abuse, and absolutely NONE to show that it is effective. Now that you all have been educated, good day. :) OP, good luck with your son. Remember that there's an underlying problem with his bullying and that needs to be made aware.
Fsvb 32
Thank you! I came to the comments hoping someone would give this man decent advise. And I totally agree that every parent should study a little bit about how to raise children and why they behave like they do. Actually, I think they should obligate anyone becoming a parent or wanting to become a parent, to take some course to learn the basic do's and don'ts. It really is necessary. It pains me to see nearly every parent I know making mistakes that are so easily avoided or changed. My upstairs neighbors are always yelling at their children. A classmate is always like a dictator for her children (and she teaches them Swag and Yolo...). My boyfriend and his best friend both had and still have mothers that are to afraid to discipline them, causing both of them to be the most stubborn eaters, at 25, you will ever meet (his friend only eats meat and chocolate). All because people think they SHOULD be a dictator or because they think they should let their child do everything it wants. People need to be taught what you should and shouldn't do in raising a child. People need to know how an average child thinks and why he acts like he acts.
sweetcatastroph3 9
OMG, who writes such a huge comment on a website like this? You're so annoying. I'm thinking it's because you didn't get spanked as a kid.
Phyre24 17
Shut the hell up #114, what he said is actually helpful and I hoped you actually bothered to read it ijnstead of dismissing it because it was "too long for me to pay attention to".
Ukon 7
Thank you. I can write whatever the hell I want, in whichever length. 114, just because you don't have the attention span to read it, doesn't mean it's worthless. :) I'm supposing you have that attitude for getting spanked. Simply going by your words, I can tell you're the type of person who rejects opinions and people who do not line up with you. You follow the rules without question most of the time and have trouble accepting variances in human identity. Now that I'm done making accusations like you did, let's cut to the chase: I proved a valid point, you called me annoying in a petty attempt at defense. Who won the argument here? (Never argue with a geophysicist/psychology major. c; )
sweetcatastroph3 9
hahahaahahahahahahahaha
giraffes5412 3
I beg to differ on the studies that spanking is not effective..I was spanked as a child (that being said, I was kind of a little shit) and now I'd like to think I'm an upstanding citizen, because every now and then, my parents showed me tough love by putting me over their knee. That being said, I'm well aware of the fact that many parents take it too far. I do agree with a lot of what you said. It could be the lack of morals taught in their household. However, I do not see anything wrong with a spanking every now and then.
PizzaDeliveryGrl 19
#107: Your tone is terribly patronizing, I must admit. Comes across as extreme arrogance. Maybe that wasn't on purpose, but it'd be nicer if that was toned down. It makes people more willing to open their mind to what you're trying to say.
rock87 1
yay,u did somehting abt it to him!!
wonderwomann 7
at least you're actually paying attention to his bullying and doing something about it. tell your wife to do the same.
shinedown00 4
Parenting you're bad at it
DarthVader77 9
Remember a night before your wedding? Do I need to say more? That was the last time you could have won.