re: OT Dads, ever get that moment of realization where you start to understand your Old Man?

My dad was a POS and skeeted out when we were young, but your post doesn't fall on deaf ears. My mom and grandfather had more one liners then Henny Youngman that they used to mold my siblings and I into the adults we are now...good or bad.

I have kids ranging in age from 19 - 4 so my older kids are getting to witness my parenting brilliance for themselves. Rather than raise hell, or fuss, I choose a more passive approach. For instance, when all the lights are on I start singing that country song "Every light in the house is on". Or when one of my older ones get all mad and pouty I tell them it's better to be pissed off than pissed on or pauvre te bete. I actually hear my older kids using my one liners on the little ones and on their friends.