re: Your 9 year old son steals money out of your wallet

In 1968, when I was nine, my dad would have torn my arse up with one of his skinny belts. He had two or three about the width of your thumb hanging on the inside doorknob of his closet. Never wore them, just whipped my brothers and I with them. He would have also grounded me, and made me do some kind of extra work around the house to "pay" the amount off.

I don't remember ever stealing anything from him until I was in college. There were some times I called my mom for money to help pay for auto repairs and never paid them back. They really never expected that payback, and didn't mind because they never had to pay for my tuition. She would tell me not to worry about paying them back, even though I'd call saying that was my intention. If I'd have been able to pay them back in a reasonable amount of time, I would have.

The worst thing I did as a kid was lie to him. He always said that was as bad as stealing. Got a bunch of whipping for that.

I hate when people posts these types of topics and they go on for pages but the OP never comes back to explain more details or answer questions.

ya bitch you. downvote!!

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taking away how electronics for two weeks

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Donate ‘em. Offer to little bro first

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the other for snitching

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Why would you spank or punish your child for telling you your other child was an a-hole? They’ll never tell you anything again. You want your child to be comfortable talking to you about anything.

Beat his bare as w open hand.

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Man, I am this close to spanking his arse

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You didn't beat that arse? Smh

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Why would you spank or punish your child for telling you your other child was an a-hole? They’ll never tell you anything again. You want your child to be comfortable talking to you about anything.

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In this specific case, I agree. Theft shouldn't be taken lightly.

But it really really bothers me when one of my sons snitches on the other one for stupid kids stuff. Like shite, you guys are supposed to be teaming up. They're always coming to tell me whwbat the other did, unsolicited.

And so far I haven't found a way to tell them, I'm not really ok with that, without breaking some other principles that I'm trying to teach them. They're 5&3, so I'm not sure they'd understand the nuances.

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he will spend the entire day in his room

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His room is full of toys. Make him go to the garage.

Another Chapter from "Growing Up Füt":

I'm around age 12.

The old man told me to clean up my room.

I went fishing and then played some hoops with the other hood rats and whatever else....

When I got back home that evening, he had the old pup tent and sleeping bag downstairs by the patio door.

Guess who spent the night outside that night?

Next time he told me to clean my room was never.

I would have drug the baw to his room and put ever living fear into his life. I would tell him how stealing will make him turn into a shithead and won't ever be successful if that's his behavior.