Grounded for a week.

[VoltySquirrel]

So yeah, that's happening. Just a heads up. Oddly, only from the PC. Xbox, iPod, and the tele are still fair game. I guess it's as good a time as any to beat Halo: Reach on Legendary. (Halo: Reach? Moar liek Gaylo: Reacharound, amirite?)

[Harri]

Ah poor dear. My Dad used to ground me off of reading. I would sit there and cry like a bitch until he'd feel bad. Then we would play Star Craft together. May I ask what you did?

[VoltySquirrel]

Ah poor dear. My Dad used to ground me off of reading. I would sit there and cry like a bitch until he'd feel bad. Then we would play Star Craft together. May I ask what you did?

Sure. I deserved it too. For the past week or so, my stepdad has had to work from 9PM to 9AM, and he has to be awake the entire time. Not only that, but at 6PM he has to go to PT, so his sleep schedule is all fucked up at the moment. Anywho, earlier today I was on the trade server having a good time, but I accidentally woke him up, which was not happy with. So, after being yelled at, I was grounded. I fucked up and I accept that, as well as the punishment.

[Sirnak]

Ah poor dear. My Dad used to ground me off of reading. I would sit there and cry like a bitch until he'd feel bad. Then we would play Star Craft together. May I ask what you did?

... What the hell?

Ah poor dear. My Dad used to ground me off of reading. I would sit there and cry like a bitch until he'd feel bad. Then we would play Star Craft together. May I ask what you did?

Sure. I deserved it too. For the past week or so, my stepdad has had to work from 9PM to 9AM, and he has to be awake the entire time. Not only that, but at 6PM he has to go to PT, so his sleep schedule is all fucked up at the moment. Anywho, earlier today I was on the trade server having a good time, but I accidentally woke him up, which was not happy with. So, after being yelled at, I was grounded. I fucked up and I accept that, as well as the punishment.

I have a stepdad that used to have a fucked up schedule like that too. I understand your problem. :/

[HibiscusKazeneko]

Ah poor dear. My Dad used to ground me off of reading. I would sit there and cry like a bitch until he'd feel bad. Then we would play Star Craft together. May I ask what you did?

Sure. I deserved it too. For the past week or so, my stepdad has had to work from 9PM to 9AM, and he has to be awake the entire time. Not only that, but at 6PM he has to go to PT, so his sleep schedule is all fucked up at the moment. Anywho, earlier today I was on the trade server having a good time, but I accidentally woke him up, which was not happy with. So, after being yelled at, I was grounded. I fucked up and I accept that, as well as the punishment.

That's abusive behavior on his part. You waking him up was accidental, so he had no right to penalize you for it. He was obviously angry and acted on his anger; my own parents used to do that so I know full well what it's like (and still have a few scars). I wouldn't be surprised if he does more than just this (i.e. full Vernon Dursley).

[Techercizer]

Ah poor dear. My Dad used to ground me off of reading. I would sit there and cry like a bitch until he'd feel bad. Then we would play Star Craft together. May I ask what you did?

Sure. I deserved it too. For the past week or so, my stepdad has had to work from 9PM to 9AM, and he has to be awake the entire time. Not only that, but at 6PM he has to go to PT, so his sleep schedule is all fucked up at the moment. Anywho, earlier today I was on the trade server having a good time, but I accidentally woke him up, which was not happy with. So, after being yelled at, I was grounded. I fucked up and I accept that, as well as the punishment.

That's abusive behavior on his part. You waking him up was accidental, so he had no right to penalize you for it. He was obviously angry and acted on his anger; my own parents used to do that so I know full well what it's like (and still have a few scars). I wouldn't be surprised if he does more than just this (i.e. full Vernon Dursley).

My parents used to ground me from TV and the like back in the day, but they could never ground me from reading because they didn't want to send the message that reading/learning was something that could be prohibited, so whenever I got grounded I'd just pick up a book and read for the rest of the day. Good times.

I agree with Kazeneko to an extent, though maybe not quite as strongly. You woke up your father who's having lots of difficulty getting the sleep he needs, and that made things difficult for him; however, you didn't do it on purpose, so there isn't much of a lesson to be learned from this punishment. The one thing I think might come of it is you being more careful about noise in the future, which considering the really tight schedule he's on, really isn't such a bad thing. I think saying you "deserved it" is going a bit far though.

Never had a father growing up, so I don't have much experience in these matters.

[BoB Dolen]

Grounding is such a weak punishment imo

[Hatred]

WHAT A DICK ... thats the kind of behavior that makes kids turn into serial killers ....


DO IT ... do it no one will care .... he's a dick

[HibiscusKazeneko]

That's abusive behavior on his part. You waking him up was accidental, so he had no right to penalize you for it. He was obviously angry and acted on his anger; my own parents used to do that so I know full well what it's like (and still have a few scars). I wouldn't be surprised if he does more than just this (i.e. full Vernon Dursley).

My parents used to ground me from TV and the like back in the day, but they could never ground me from reading because they didn't want to send the message that reading/learning was something that could be prohibited, so whenever I got grounded I'd just pick up a book and read for the rest of the day. Good times.

I agree with Kazeneko to an extent, though maybe not quite as strongly. You woke up your father who's having lots of difficulty getting the sleep he needs, and that made things difficult for him; however, you didn't do it on purpose, so there isn't much of a lesson to be learned from this punishment.

Exactly. That's why I red-flagged this. If he gets this pissy over losing a few minutes of sleep, that may mean he has anger management issues. And as we all know, anger management issues often indicate tendencies toward physical, emotional and/or sexual abuse. We need to keep our eyes peeled in case something serious happens to Volty; we could be held responsible (or forced to testify) if he's injured or killed.

[Techercizer]

That's abusive behavior on his part. You waking him up was accidental, so he had no right to penalize you for it. He was obviously angry and acted on his anger; my own parents used to do that so I know full well what it's like (and still have a few scars). I wouldn't be surprised if he does more than just this (i.e. full Vernon Dursley).

My parents used to ground me from TV and the like back in the day, but they could never ground me from reading because they didn't want to send the message that reading/learning was something that could be prohibited, so whenever I got grounded I'd just pick up a book and read for the rest of the day. Good times.

I agree with Kazeneko to an extent, though maybe not quite as strongly. You woke up your father who's having lots of difficulty getting the sleep he needs, and that made things difficult for him; however, you didn't do it on purpose, so there isn't much of a lesson to be learned from this punishment.

Exactly. That's why I red-flagged this. If he gets this pissy over losing a few minutes of sleep, that may mean he has anger management issues. And as we all know, anger management issues often indicate tendencies toward physical, emotional and/or sexual abuse. We need to keep our eyes peeled in case something serious happens to Volty; we could be held responsible (or forced to testify) if he's injured or killed.

...but, as I said, on the other hand: His father is going through a very tight work schedule at the moment. He needs all the sleep he can get to keep doing his job and providing for his family. Grounding Volty might have been harsh, but I bet Volty's going to think twice about whether his father's asleep the next time he's in voice chat. He didn't kick Volty all over the living room, he didn't even ban him from his other game consoles or TV. He just sent a strong message that Volty needed to learn to be quiet in the future.

In the unlikely event that Volty is randomly murdered in his sleep and I am tracked down by law enforcement, I'll tell them his father gave a strict punishment one time, but that's about all there is to this really. I'm more worried about Volty getting run over in the street than his father, who he seems to respect, randomly murdering him.

[stanley]

Exactly. That's why I red-flagged this. If he gets this pissy over losing a few minutes of sleep, that may mean he has anger management issues. And as we all know, anger management issues often indicate tendencies toward physical, emotional and/or sexual abuse. We need to keep our eyes peeled in case something serious happens to Volty; we could be held responsible (or forced to testify) if he's injured or killed.

some parents are stricter than others, that doesnt mean theyre bad parents and will murder their step children...i know youre just being cautious but it seems like youre overeacting. plus, im sure there's probably more to the story like maybe his step father told him specifically not to wake him up, then its a lot more understandable to be mad about it

[VoltySquirrel]

What the hell happened to this thread while I was asleep? Just for some clarification, this was the second time that it happened, even if I don't wake him, he only gets 4-7 hours of sleep, and he doesn't have anger issues, so I doubt I'll get murder. Chill out guys. I'm glad you guys are concerned for me, but if I felt as if he was abusive, I wouldn't be living with him. Although, my real dad is a racist homophobic Republican asshole...

[Techercizer]

What the hell happened to this thread while I was asleep? Just for some clarification, this was the second time that it happened, even if I don't wake him, he only gets 4-7 hours of sleep, and he doesn't have anger issues, so I doubt I'll get murder. Chill out guys. I'm glad you guys are concerned for me, but if I felt as if he was abusive, I wouldn't be living with him. Although, my real dad is a racist homophobic Republican asshole...

Tech&Stanly: 1
Kameneko: 0
Volty: Playing Halo

[Echoplex]

maddox motherfuckers

[stanley]

maddox motherfuckers

im gonna be a great parent

[HibiscusKazeneko]

maddox motherfuckers

im gonna be a great parent

If that's the case, maybe you'll want to get a copy of this.

[Jake]

Ah poor dear. My Dad used to ground me off of reading. I would sit there and cry like a bitch until he'd feel bad. Then we would play Star Craft together. May I ask what you did?

Sure. I deserved it too. For the past week or so, my stepdad has had to work from 9PM to 9AM, and he has to be awake the entire time. Not only that, but at 6PM he has to go to PT, so his sleep schedule is all fucked up at the moment. Anywho, earlier today I was on the trade server having a good time, but I accidentally woke him up, which was not happy with. So, after being yelled at, I was grounded. I fucked up and I accept that, as well as the punishment.

That's abusive behavior on his part. You waking him up was accidental, so he had no right to penalize you for it. He was obviously angry and acted on his anger; my own parents used to do that so I know full well what it's like (and still have a few scars). I wouldn't be surprised if he does more than just this (i.e. full Vernon Dursley).

That one time I accidentally hit a vagrant with my car, there were sure repercussions then. I think Volty was just getting a dose of the real world there...

[LegendarySurgeon]

maddox motherfuckers

im gonna be a great parent

If that's the case, maybe you'll want to get a copy of this.

I love how almost every review for that book is 1 or 5 stars and there are hundreds

[HibiscusKazeneko]

If that's the case, maybe you'll want to get a copy of this.

I love how almost every review for that book is 1 or 5 stars and there are hundreds

There's a reason for that: a few years ago there was a campaign to spam negative reviews in order for Amazon to delist/remove the book. It has been connected to the deaths of two children and dozens if not hundreds of felony child abuse cases, many of which involving children being taken away from parents. The book's authors, Michael and Debi Pearl, have been investigated by CPS several times but remarkably never prosecuted.

[VoltySquirrel]

Small update: THIS IS FUCKING BORING! Since 8:30 this morning, I've had to attend this stupid class my mom had to go to about dealing with bad relationships and communication. Even with the iPad, this is still agonizing. Tomorrow, I have to go with her to her work. That will be even worse.

[HibiscusKazeneko]

Small update: THIS IS FUCKING BORING! Since 8:30 this morning, I've had to attend this stupid class my mom had to go to about dealing with bad relationships and communication. Even with the iPad, this is still agonizing. Tomorrow, I have to go with her to her work. That will be even worse.

"Bad relationships and communication?"
Hoo boy; I don't like where this is going.

[stanley]

Small update: THIS IS FUCKING BORING! Since 8:30 this morning, I've had to attend this stupid class my mom had to go to about dealing with bad relationships and communication. Even with the iPad, this is still agonizing. Tomorrow, I have to go with her to her work. That will be even worse.

"Bad relationships and communication?"
Hoo boy; I don't like where this is going.

it doesnt sound like the "bad relationships and communication" thing had anything to do with him...

[VoltySquirrel]

Small update: THIS IS FUCKING BORING! Since 8:30 this morning, I've had to attend this stupid class my mom had to go to about dealing with bad relationships and communication. Even with the iPad, this is still agonizing. Tomorrow, I have to go with her to her work. That will be even worse.

"Bad relationships and communication?"
Hoo boy; I don't like where this is going.

it doesnt sound like the "bad relationships and communication" thing had anything to do with him...

He's right. It was part of my punishment. It doesn't have anything to do with my step father's, ahem *turns on sarcastic voice*, "abusive behavior" *turns of sarcastic voice*.

[VoltySquirrel]

I'M BACK BITCHES!

[Ackybur]

I'M BACK BITCHES!

I feel like you yelled that out loud as you typed it, thus leading me to believe you're grounded again. GOOD FUCKING JOB VOLTY!

[Spyder]

Small update: THIS IS FUCKING BORING! Since 8:30 this morning, I've had to attend this stupid class my mom had to go to about dealing with bad relationships and communication. Even with the iPad, this is still agonizing. Tomorrow, I have to go with her to her work. That will be even worse.

Why.

[VoltySquirrel]

I'M BACK BITCHES!

I feel like you yelled that out loud as you typed it, thus leading me to believe you're grounded again. GOOD FUCKING JOB VOLTY!

Actually the 'rents are on a small vacation atm, so I'm cool.

[doppelganger]

When I was a kid I'd get grounded from all electronics... and it wasn't for like a week. A month at a time, one time it was an entire school year.

[Jake]

When I was a kid I'd get grounded from all electronics... and it wasn't for like a week. A month at a time, one time it was an entire school year.

Yea but you're so old, porn back then was printed on paper so you didn't necessarily need electronics...