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Originally posted by BVF
My daughter fucked up my VCR by pouring some fruit punch in it. I didn't beat her or anything but I took her favorite Barney tape and smashed it right in front of her...She's 6 and a half and she still remembers that and she NEVER fucks with my stuff now.
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That's a slightly different response than I'd have...
In a very calm, loving voice I'd say:
"Hey bud, look... you broke the VCR when you did that. Now we can't watch any movies. Please don't do that again, okay? Will you help me go pick out a new one?"
He'd remember that for the rest of his life too. "My dad was so patient with me, even when I poured punch in the VCR."
Kids learn quite about about how to deal with others by how their parents deal with them.