La Salle Explorers

[DooKSucks]

It's weird. You don't know what "normal" (maybe "acceptable behavior" is the better term) is for the vast majority of the world until you get away from your family more and see how screwed up some of the things were. Shit that does not phase me shocks my wife, and it has taken me some time to adjust to that.

[Jungle Rat]

Most of our parents would be locked up today.

[DooKSucks]

I'm not saying that a child should be spanked so hard that it leaves bruising, but the pictures of "bruising" I see thrown about in custody cases as evidence of abuse are laughable.

I remember in third grade when my father found out about me forging his signature on discipline reports for six weeks. I didn't factor in that a parent-teacher conference could occur. He was so angry the day he found out about the forged signatures -- which were quality work -- that he just sent me to my room that night and didn't address the issue or talk to me. The next day was the day he would hand out the corporal punishment -- on top of being grounded for a few days -- and before I could get home, of course I get in trouble for calling that cunt Mrs. San Frantello a liar (she did lie) in front of the entire class. So, he lost his shit because I couldn't stay out of trouble even when I knew I was about to be punished for something else. It hurt like hell to sit down for a week or more due to all of the bruising. Getting your bare ass beaten with the metal end of a brass-handled fly-swatter hurts like hell and tends to leave a mark. If that were to happen today and a teacher or school found out, he would be arrested for felony child abuse.

However, the occasional hardcore spanking was nearly the only way he could get my attention until he figured out that I was more than willing to take the momentary pain in exchange for being grounded a short amount of time. After that realization, DS Sr found out that the best punishment was a couple of weeks without watching tv, listening to the radio / music, playing basketball or anything outside, reading for pleasure or doing anything other than chores and homework. To add insult to injury, DS Sr would rub salt in the wound by taunting me, making me sit in the chair facing a wall while he watched or talked about doing something I enjoyed.

That taunting shit came to bite him in the ass one day. He took my jetski out on the river (we had a place on the Pamlico / Chocowinity Bay for years) while I was grounded, and he was riding with some friends -- who were on their boat -- over to Blount's Creek for some reason. Well, Hurricane Fran had fucked up the river and seaweed was growing in large patches, and DS Sr didn't notice some of it and sucked a bunch into the intake and choked the jetski. He had to take his big ass, jump off the jetski in 2-3' chops, pull out the seaweed and then try to get his big ass back on the jetski. It took him a while and wore his ass out. When I found out I just looked at him and laughed. Surprisingly he didn't backhand me. He said "I guess I deserve that one, but you're still grounded," and that was that.

[Jungle Rat]

My dad had 2 signature stamps. One at home and one at the office. They locked it up like their booze but it was no match for me. My dad kicked my ass only once. I was 19. He just looked at you. Mom on the other hand was the law. Never called me Mark. Always Boy. If she called me Mark I just ran.

[innocentbystander]

I'm not saying that a child should be spanked so hard that it leaves bruising, but the pictures of "bruising" I see thrown about in custody cases as evidence of abuse are laughable.

[Jungle Rat]

I'm not clicking that

[innocentbystander]

I'm not clicking that

anything risky would be in the porn thread, not this one.

its just..... spanking

[Jungle Rat]

Right. Probably one of those ebay links stu is afraid of. I'm not clicking it.

[innocentbystander]

Right. Probably one of those ebay links stu is afraid of. I'm not clicking it.

Up to you.

[DooKSucks]

This is just further proof that IB is an incel.

[eCat]

I just bought my wife a 1sq ft plot of land in Scotland so she can claim Ladyship rights as a landowner as a novelty Xmas present

Now you might say I just threw $40 out the window

what I'd say is I just saved $6,960 by not having to take a European vacation next year.

[hedge]

Does that mean we have to start addressing you as "your lordship"?

[innocentbystander]

I just bought my wife a 1sq ft plot of land in Scotland so she can claim Ladyship rights as a landowner as a novelty Xmas present

Now you might say I just threw $40 out the window

what I'd say is I just saved $6,960 by not having to take a European vacation next year.

But, what if your wife wants to fly to Scotland for a day just to "stand upon her land?"

$$$$$$$$$$$

[hedge]

My god, you are a rube...

[eCat]

I am going to start wearing a kilt

[sardis]

You were just looking for an excuse.

[eCat]

true

[sardis]

The annual continuing education seminar in Vegas is back on this next week after a two year absence. Just not as interested anymore. Don't know if it's covid effect, I'm just older and not looking to lose a bunch of money before retirement, or dealing with the sensory overload. I'd rather do this online, but the tickets are bought and hotel has been set. Thought I'd be more excited getting back there.

[hedge]

What hotel? And seriously, how much money are you talking about losing? There's no way I'd lose more than $1000 in Vegas. Not saying I wouldn't lose $1000, just saying I'd quit at that point, and likely before that...

[sardis]

Staying at the Bellagio. The conference is basically at either the Bellagio, Venetian, or Aria each year. $1000 is about my limit, too, but for some reason, at my age, it starts to irritate me now even though I'm financially more secure.