re: Creative threats your parents came up with

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Sounds like my house. My dad was a WWII vet and a no nonsense type. I caught the back of his hand quite a few times, a few times a belt, and once when I was older and smarted off a closed fist. Knocked me down in one lick. My grandmother used to play pick me a switch and liked the little ones that would sort of whip. My mom would threaten to tell my Dad. That usually worked. I used to tell my kids to go get my belt. That used to work pretty well and only had to use it once or twice.

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